name: Moth Bean

flavor_db_name_variants: moth bean

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Moth bean

id: 410

name_scientific: Vigna aconitifolia

description: Vigna aconitifolius, called the moth bean, mat bean, Turkish gram, is a small, drought-resistant, annual, trailing herb with small yellow flowers and deeply lobed leaves, grown especially in dry parts of South Asia for its tiny edible beans, which range in color from light brown to dark reddish brown. The sprouted beans taste somewhat sweet. Matki is very popular in Maharastrian cuisine. The beans are soaked overnight to make them sprout. These sprouted beans are used for salad, misal or usal.

itis_id: 506271

wikipedia_id: Moth bean

picture_file_name: 416.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 35214

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:33.000Z

legacy_id: 443

food_group: Pulses

food_subgroup: Beans

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:40.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:24.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3918

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00410