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Beans vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beans and mung beans

  • Beans have more copper and zinc; however, mung beans are richer in folate, iron, and fiber.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 34% more than beans.
  • Mung beans have 4 times less sugar than beans. Beans have 7.78g of sugar, while mung beans have 2g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.
Beans
Beans
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +382.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.
Beans
Beans
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 3.3% 0.33% 3% 0% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +210%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +237.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +562.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~29.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Mung beans DV% diff.
Folate 24µg 159µg 34%
Iron 0.29mg 1.4mg 14%
Manganese 0.298mg 13%
Fiber 5.5g 7.6g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 8%
Copper 0.206mg 0.156mg 6%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.84mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.067mg 5%
Protein 4.8g 7.02g 4%
Selenium 4.5µg 2.5µg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 48mg 4%
Calcium 50mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 1mg 2%
Potassium 296mg 266mg 1%
Phosphorus 104mg 99mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.577mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.164mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 105kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 11.55g N/A
Carbs 20.49g 19.15g 0%
Sugar 7.78g 2g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.061mg 0%
Choline 30.8mg 29.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.116g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.128g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
Beans
3
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
7% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more OtherOther +116.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~19.15g
~equal in Water ~72.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
Beans
2
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.3%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/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.