Vegetables · Property-derived

Bean sprouts

Also called: bean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, sprouts

Crisp, light and cooling — clearing for Kapha and gentle on Pitta.

How Bean sprouts affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Bean sprouts on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Neutral Broadly neutral for Vata.
Pitta Balancing Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high.
Kapha Balancing Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Astringent, Sweet  ·  Potency: Cooling (śīta)  ·  Post-digestive: Pungent  ·  Qualities: Light, Moist

When to go easy

Raw and light, so a big raw bowl can unsettle Vata; lightly cooked is easier.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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