The deal with the protein content of sprouts

[Patrik]

Hello,

 

when reading about the protein content of sprouts I get confused. Some sources say that sprouts have a very high amounts of protein. For example; mung beans are said to 23,86 grams of protein per 100 grams here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mung_bean but if you look at this site http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2333/2

it says it only has 3 grams per 100 grams. What is the correct answer?

[apple]

I would assume that nutritiondata is more accurate than wikipedia...that, and I absolutely can't fathom sprouts having that much protein in 100g (which is about 3.5oz).

[Jason]

I think the 23 grams of protein is just for 100 grams of unsprouted seed.

The nutritiondata number is for sprouted, raw seeds.

Sprouted seeds contain a lot of water.

100 grams of unsprouted seeds contains 350 calories and 23 grams of protein

100 grams of sprouted seeds have 31 calories and 3 grams of protein and a lot of water.