Lungkow Glass Noodles Mung Bean Vermicelli 250 g (Pack of 10)

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In particular, mung beans contain a type of soluble fiber called pectin, which can help keep your bowels regular by speeding up the movement of food through your gut ( 19, 20). Now that we’ve described the origin, taste, and usage of these foods, we can move to the most interesting part – comparing rice noodles vs mung beans.

Growing up in the U.S. most of us are familiar with pasta made from wheat and semolina. Semolina is a flour made from durham wheat and is used to make many of the traditional wheat-based pastas that we have always used. Additionally, the fiber and other nutrients in these foods can support the health of the digestive system and may even help to prevent certain digestive cancers. You can find mung bean starch in Chinese/Asian stores in the flour and starch section ( What I used is a Thai brand shown in the image above). Do not confuse it with other types of starch, such as cornstarch, potato starch, sweet potato starch, tapioca starch, etc. Although similar in appearance, they don’t work for today’s recipe. Antioxidants found in grains and legumes can help to protect cells from damage and may reduce the risk of certain diseases and the effects of aging.One handful of rice noodles (28 grams) contains 0 grams of sugar, while the same amount of mung beans contains 1.8 grams.

Monash says that a low FODMAP serving size is 1 cup (220 g) cooked. You can see the 1 cup below; the 220 g of cooked Asian rice noodles was almost double that volume. Please note that we found that this volume was not correct per weight; please use their stated weight in your menu planning. 220 g of Asian noodles cooked is more than the 1 cup stated by Monash – by almost a factor of 2x. In Tibetan cuisine of Tibet Autonomous Region, glass noodles are called phing or fing and are used in soup, pork curry or with mushrooms. Kyazan is the primary starch used in a Burmese consomme called kya zan hinga, and is also used in Burmese salads. It does eventually break down into many different simple sugars that our bodies can process which means that there is a slower release of sugar into the blood stream. This is good!

Mung beans contain many healthy antioxidants, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, caffeic acid, cinnamic acid and more ( 5). Shirataki noodles are a type of noodle that come from the konjac root. They are commonly used in Japanese cuisine and they’re made by removing water from the liquid extracted from the Konjac and then boiling it to make a jelly like paste. Shirataki noodles are low in calories, fat-free, cholesterol-free, sodium-free, vegan, and mostly gluten-free. Some minerals, like iron, calcium, zinc or, iodine, are relatively hard to get on a plant-based diet, so it’s important to choose your foods thoughtfully. This part of the rice noodles and mung beans comparison focuses on their mineral content. Also, after processing into white grains, fiber is lost which means you get less nutrients with your meal. And some don’t care whether they eat pasta or popcorn for dinner as long as it tastes good!