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Adzuki Bean

Adzuki beans are small sweet-flavored legumes used in soups, desserts, and bean pastes.

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About Adzuki Bean

Adzuki beans are small, usually red legumes used in soups, porridges, sweet bean preparations, and savoury dishes. The beans have a thin skin and compact shape; the intact bean is a separate ingredient from adzuki bean paste. Red is the familiar form, although other cultivated colours exist.

They have a sweet, mildly nutty flavour. Boiling softens them while generally retaining more definition than a smooth purée, leaving a creamy interior and slightly firm skin. Cooking and mashing produce a paste with a different texture from intact beans.

Dried beans are the usual retail form, while cooked or canned versions may also be sold. Soaking or simmering changes their firmness and liquid content; cooking and mashing changes them further into adzuki bean paste, which should not be confused with the whole bean.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for adzuki bean

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Adzuki bean

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adzuki bean (dried)

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adzuki bean (mature)

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adzuki bean (raw, mature)

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Adzuki bean, Canned, Sweetened

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Adzuki bean(Pat), Black, Geomguseul, Dried

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Adzuki bean(Pat), Green, Yeonduchae, Dried

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Adzuki bean(Pat), Red, Arari, Dried

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Adzuki bean(Pat), Red, Seona, Dried

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Adzuki bean(Pat), White, Huinguseul, Dried

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Adzuki bean(Pat), White, Huinnarae, Dried

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Beans, aduki, whole, dried, boiled in unsalted water

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Beans, aduki, whole, dried, raw

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Beans, adzuki, mature seed, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened

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Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw

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Adzuki Bean nutrition & diet

Adzuki Bean nutritional value

Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
329kcal
Protein
19.9g
Carbs
62.9g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use adzuki beans in the stated form—dry, soaked, boiled, canned, or otherwise prepared—and count the edible beans rather than soaking or cooking water. Preparation with sugar, salt, oil, or sauce changes the food assessed. Keep whole beans distinct from strained pastes and dessert fillings.

Compare the right form: Match references to whole adzuki beans in the same dry, cooked, canned, sprouted, or other specified form, with liquid treatment noted.

Diet considerations

Adzuki beans are plant-derived legumes. Plain cooked beans differ from versions prepared with pork, stock, dairy, sweeteners, or sauces. Desserts and bean pastes may include cereal flours, coatings, or substantial added sugar, while portion size influences the carbohydrate pattern of the overall serving.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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