Ethiopian Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in triglycerides, mainly ricinolein.

The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It belongs to a monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using modern genetic tools.

Its seed is the castor bean which, despite its name, is not a true bean. Castor is indigenous to the southeastern Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Africa, and India, but is widespread throughout tropical regions (and widely grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant).

Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in triglycerides, mainly ricinolein. The seed contains ricin, a toxin, which is also present in lower concentrations throughout the plant.

The mung bean, alternatively known as the green gram, maash, moong, monggo, or munggo, is a plant species in the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes. Native to Ethiopia

The Ethiopia mung beans (Vigna radiate) is a legume also known as green grams is grown for both local consumption and economic purposes. Like any other legume, it has a climbing vine that has yellow flowers with a fuzzy brown pod where the green grams are in. Locally, it is commonly consumed as a stew together with the chicken berebere. It is also a common cuisine across Asia.

The mung bean was first domesticated in Iran and by about 3500 years ago, the mung bean was widely spread throughout India. With time, they spread to China and South East Asia. They came to Africa first in the Pemba islands during the Swahili trade around the 9th and 10th century.