Mung dahl is easily digestible with minimum anti-nutrients such as phytates, oligosaccharides, trypsin inhibitors, tannins etc. The cooked dahl can be digested easily even by the infants and patients. It is a rich source of most of the essential amino acids except methionine and tryptophan. Mung is also very rich in folic acid or vitamin B9, essential for pregnant women and infants/children for the development of neural tube and brain. Mung sprouts are rich source of vitamin C or ascorbic acid, which is an anti-oxidant and helps in protecting against cancer.