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Azuki Beans, (Vigna angularis)

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General Information

Dry Azuki beans are small dark red, oval beans approximately 5 mm in diameter. They have a distinctive white ridge along one side.

The Azuki Bean has been grown and used for many centuries in the Orient. Its principal use throughout the Far East is in sweetened products (ann) and it is into this niche market that the Australian Azuki Bean producers target their produce.

The single largest use of the "ann" products is as fillings for bread (annpan), steamed breads or dumplings and sweet cakes. Although many other beans and legumes are also used to make these pastes the Azuki Bean is the most prized due to its desirable red color, its delicate flavor and the characteristic grainy texture of the pastes made from it. Flour from the whole bean can be used at 5 to 10 per cent in bread and baked goods, and in soups and savoury snacks.

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Nutritional Information

The beans contain about 500g starch/kg, 200g protein and 50g oil, of which 75% is unsaturated fatty acids, mostly linoleic and oleic.

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Crop Management Information

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Date	Name	Author	PDF	Other
26 Apr 2006	NSW Dry Bean Growers Association - Membership Application	NSWDBGA	36Kb
26 Apr 2006	NSW Dry Bean Growers Association - Information	NSWDBGA	42Kb

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Azuki Bean Traders

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