Healthy Food Database

Adzuki Beans

A small, reddish-brown bean with a sweet flavour. The adzuki bean is often used in Japan to make desserts.

Category: Legume

In Season: all year

To Buy:

Available from most health food stores or greengrocers and specialised stores. It can also be found in most supermarkets.

To Store:

Store in an airtight container in the pantry.

Tips & Tricks:

To aid digestion, bring a pot of water to the boil with the beans and add a strip of kombu. Discard the kombu when boiled.

Cooking Tips:

Adzuki beans must be soaked overnight and cooked for up to 1 hour depending on the age of the bean.

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Nutrition per 0.5 Cup:

Energy (kJ):

617

Low GI < 55:

Protein (g):

8.5

Saturated Fat, g :

0.0

Vitamin B6:

Folic Acid:

Potassium:

Phosphorus:

Salicylates:

Safe/negligible amount

Carbohydrates, g:

28.5

Fibre, g:

Fat (g):

0.1

Vitamin B1:

Iron, mg:

Zinc:

Magnesium:

Amines:

Low

Glutamates:

n/a

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

Diabetes

High Blood Cholesterol

Diarrhoea

Detoxifying

Fluid Retention

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* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.

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