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Barley vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between barley and mung beans

  • Barley has more selenium, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B5, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 152% higher.
  • Mung beans have 5 times less selenium than barley. Barley has 37.7µg of selenium, while mung beans have 8.2µg.

Food types used in this article are Barley, hulled and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Barley
Barley
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +359.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.7%
Contains more IronIron +87.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +89%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39%
~equal in Zinc ~2.68mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Barley
Barley
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0.33% 11% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +577.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +309.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +3189.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.621mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 19µg 625µg 152%
Selenium 37.7µg 8.2µg 54%
Copper 0.498mg 0.941mg 49%
Iron 3.6mg 6.74mg 39%
Manganese 1.943mg 1.035mg 39%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 1.91mg 33%
Protein 12.48g 23.86g 23%
Potassium 452mg 1246mg 23%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Phosphorus 264mg 367mg 15%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 2.251mg 15%
Magnesium 133mg 189mg 13%
Calcium 33mg 132mg 10%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 9µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.382mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.384g 5%
Carbs 73.48g 62.62g 4%
Fiber 17.3g 16.3g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.233mg 4%
Fats 2.3g 1.15g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.621mg 2%
Zinc 2.77mg 2.68mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.348g 1%
Calories 354kcal 347kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 284kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 28g 29g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.9 1.6 N/A
Net carbs 56.18g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 12mg 15mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.51mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.2%
Contains more OtherOther +44.3%
~equal in Water ~9.05g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +188.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.8%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/nutrients
  2. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.