This study of mungbean in Pakistan has demonstrated
biochemical differences among the cultivar samples. Previous
reports also underlined differences, both physical and
biochemical, among various cultivars. Despite variation
among investigated cultivars with reference to investigated
parameters, these mungbean cultivars are comparable in all
the studied attributes with those reported throughout the
world. The results may therefore offer a scientific basis for
use of the seeds, both in human diet and some commercial
products and consumption of the mungbean cultivars, in
addition to providing such nutrients as proteins, carbohydrates,
and minerals, also impart some of the widely
acclaimed health benefits of the these oil constituents to the
indigenous population of Pakistan. Given the continuing
population growth and the still low per capita income of the
indigenous population, the prospects for further expanding
mungbean utilization appear bright. To achieve this, however,
priority needs to be given to mungbean cultivation in