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Mung Dal

Mung dal is split mung bean used in dals, soups, stews, and savory batters.

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About Mung Dal

Mung dal is mung bean prepared as split lentil-like pieces, commonly with the seed coat removed and the yellow interior exposed. It is used in dals, soups, stews, savoury pancakes and batters, and other cooked legume preparations. The term may refer to the dry ingredient or to a cooked dish made from it.

Hulled mung dal has a mild, earthy flavour and cooks relatively quickly to a soft texture. Split beans with the green coat retained may have a greener appearance and a firmer result. These differences mean that products sold under the same broad term need not cook identically.

It is sold dry, usually as split pieces, with hulled yellow and green-coated forms among the described options. Soaking, sprouting, grinding into batter, and cooking change its appearance and texture; package form and regional usage matter when identifying the product.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Mung Dal nutrition & diet

Mung Dal nutritional value

Beans, mung, dahl, dried, raw

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

Calories
291kcal
Protein
26.8g
Carbs
46.3g
Fat
1.1g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 13-098. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Treat mung dal as split mung bean and record whether it is dry, soaked, boiled, milled, or fermented. Cooking changes hydration and edible portion. Separate plain dal from preparations containing oil, ghee, vegetables, spices, dairy, meat, cereals, or sweeteners.

Compare the right form: Match references to split mung bean in the same dry, soaked, cooked, milled, or fermented form, not whole beans or sprouts.

Diet considerations

Mung dal is plant-derived split mung bean. Compatibility changes with ghee, dairy, meat, eggs, wheat, rice, sweeteners, and packaged spice blends used in preparation. Plain dal and a finished curry have different portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns; flour, starch, whole beans, and sprouts are separate forms.

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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Beans, mung, dahl, dried, 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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