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Mung bean (Vigna radiata L ) is an important and nutritious food grain legume which plays a vital role in human nutrition due to its plentiful nutrients like proteins, dietary fibers, minerals and vitamins Besides nutrition, presence of significant amounts of various bioactive compounds in mungbean, make this crop as a good alternative functional food Developing countries are facing problems in securing healthy and nutritive diet to poor people Keeping in view of the above facts, mungbean could prove to be a healthy and nutritive part of daily human diet Mungbean can be consumed in various forms and commonly in the form of germinated seeds or sprouts In particular mungbean is a highly beneficial recommended diet in current lockdown situation due to COVID-19 worldwide Health status of poor people could be improved significantly especially in circumstances or places where people cannot afford fresh vegetables, fruits, dairy products and animal-based diet routinely Present review summarizes the updates on mungbean derived bioactive compounds, their role on human health and their use as a potent medicinal food © 2020 Plant Archives All rights reserved
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