Re: Mung bean sprouts with red head

[Guest guest]

So are the discolored mung beans safe to eat or not? I currently am

experiencing the same situation and the color has me a little paranoid.

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> From: cjmkhk cjmkhk@... <mailto:cjmkhk%40yahoo.com.hk> >

> Subject: Mung bean sprouts with red head

> To: sproutpeople

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> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 10:56 AM

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> Hi all,

> When growing mung bean sprouts, why the bean turned to reddish color

when the sprouts are grown at 3rd day since germination ?

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> If anyone know the reason, please help, thank you !

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[Guest guest]

Hi! Mine turned reddish also on the third day dont know why but ive tried

feeding the reddish sprouts to our pet geese they didnt really like it they

barely ate it, it also taste slightly bitter. But i think its still edible but

ill keep you updated if one of them dies then we'll know if its deadly or what.

(>_<)

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> > From: cjmkhk cjmkhk@ <mailto:cjmkhk%40yahoo.com.hk> >

> > Subject: Mung bean sprouts with red head

> > To: sproutpeople

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> > Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 10:56 AM

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> > Hi all,

> > When growing mung bean sprouts, why the bean turned to reddish color

> when the sprouts are grown at 3rd day since germination ?

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> > If anyone know the reason, please help, thank you !

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[Guest guest]

Hey. Maybe the sprouts were bitter because they sprouted too long? Once the

leaves come in, chlorophyll gives them that bitter taste. Though, your very

brave in my eyes for tasting a discolored sprout; I ran and hid from those red

beans, haha.

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> > > From: cjmkhk cjmkhk@ <mailto:cjmkhk%40yahoo.com.hk> >

> > > Subject: Mung bean sprouts with red head

> > > To: sproutpeople

> > <mailto:sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com>

> > > Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 10:56 AM

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> > > Hi all,

> > > When growing mung bean sprouts, why the bean turned to reddish color

> > when the sprouts are grown at 3rd day since germination ?

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> > > If anyone know the reason, please help, thank you !

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[Guest guest]

I've been eating mine for a couple of years now, they seem fine, they just

aren't pretty white J

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of phoniex400

Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 4:34 PM

To: sproutpeople

Subject: Re: Mung bean sprouts with red head

So are the discolored mung beans safe to eat or not? I currently am

experiencing the same situation and the color has me a little paranoid.

[Guest guest]

About the mung beans changing color. I wonder if there is anything we can do

about it, or maybe, with the passage of 3 or 4 days, this has to happen. They

taste just fine and there is no smell whatsoever so they should be fine to

consume.

I always go by the smell. If something smells bad, I toss it.

But these mung beans have no smell in the fridge. They are just starting to turn

color.

I'm using them tonight. They will make a wonderful onion garlic bean sprout stir

fry.

Yum

Melody

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[Guest guest]

One assumption I had was that the weight I had on top of the sprouts was the

cause for the discoloration, since most of the sprouts below the top layer were

normal colored. But my paranoid nature persuaded me not to eat them; rather than

throwing them away, I just planted them, but I digress. To test my assumption, I

started another batch of mung beans without the weight on top; lo and behold, no

red sprouts. So having pressure on the beans turns them red I guess.

BTW, does anyone know if a purple discoloration near the head mean that the

sprouts are bad?

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