Sprouting
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Sprouting is growing sprouts from seeds (germinating) to eat. Bean sprouts are a common ingredient, especially in Asian cuisine, made from sprouting beans. The typical beansprout is made from the greenish-capped mung beans (Vigna radiata). Other common bean sprouts are the usually yellow, larger-grained soy sprouts.
Sprouting Media
Mixed bean sprouts (shoots)
Soybean sprout next to a smaller mung bean sprout
Sprouting mung beans in a glass sprouter jar with a green plastic sieve-lid
Sprouts growing in a verrine
FDA health warning on a sprouts package