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Bean Sprouts

Bean sprouts are young germinated beans used raw or cooked in salads, stir-fries, soups, and noodle dishes.

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About Bean Sprouts

Bean sprouts are edible shoots produced by germinating beans in moist conditions. The broad term commonly includes mung bean sprouts, soybean sprouts, and sprouts from other beans. They are used raw or cooked in salads, noodle dishes, stir-fries, soups, spring rolls, and related preparations.

Raw bean sprouts are usually crisp, juicy, and fresh-tasting, with a mild, grassy flavour. Brief cooking softens the stems while retaining some bite; longer cooking makes them more tender and reduces their fresh flavour. Mung bean sprouts tend to be slender and crisp, while soybean sprouts are often thicker and more substantial.

Fresh sprouts generally have a pale shoot, crisp stem, small root, and sometimes attached seed skins or tiny leaves. They may also be canned or otherwise preserved. Washing, heating, and preservation alter their firmness and moisture, while the sprouted bean and stage of growth influence their exact appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Main dishes

Snacks

Soups

Salads

Noodle dishes

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for bean sprouts

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

bean sprouts

English

Bean sprouts, cooked

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English

Bean sprouts, raw

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English

Beansprouts, mung, boiled in unsalted water

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Beansprouts, mung, raw

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Beansprouts, mung, stir-fried in rapeseed oil

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Sprout, bean, fresh, raw

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Bean Sprouts nutrition & diet

Bean Sprouts nutritional value

Reference: Sprout, bean, fresh, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
22.5kcal
Protein
3.1g
Carbs
1.6g
Fat
0.1g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F008806. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Identify the sprouted species and assess raw, blanched, boiled, canned, or stir-fried forms separately. The edible portion includes the sprout and any attached seed, while cooking liquid, oil, sauces, and mixed dishes may change what is consumed.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the named sprout species and raw, cooked, canned, or drained form, including whether roots and attached seed are present.

Diet considerations

Bean sprouts are plant-derived, but the generic name can cover different legume species. Compatibility changes with animal additions, sauces, frying, coatings, or noodle and cereal ingredients. The portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern also differs between sprouts served alone and dishes where grains or sweet sauces are included.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Sprout, bean, fresh, 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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