Black turtle bean vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black turtle bean and mung beans different?

Black turtle bean is richer in iron, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while mung beans are higher in folate.
Mung beans cover your daily need for folate 18% more than black turtle bean.
Black turtle bean contains 6 times more vitamin E than mung beans. Black turtle bean contains 0.87mg of vitamin E, while mung beans contain 0.15mg.
Mung beans have a higher glycemic index (42) than black turtle bean (20).

Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Black turtle bean

Mung beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+103.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.8%
Contains more IronIron	+103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+10.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~48mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.298mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Black turtle bean

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+57.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.577mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.85mg	1.4mg	18%
Folate	86µg	159µg	18%
Copper	0.269mg	0.156mg	13%
Phosphorus	152mg	99mg	8%
Potassium	433mg	266mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.87mg	0.15mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.225mg	0.164mg	5%
Calcium	55mg	27mg	3%
Fiber	8.3g	7.6g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.26mg	0.41mg	3%
Protein	8.18g	7.02g	2%
Carbs	24.35g	19.15g	2%
Selenium	1.2µg	2.5µg	2%
Calories	130kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Zinc	0.76mg	0.84mg	1%
Manganese	0.327mg	0.298mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.067mg	1%
Choline	32.6mg	29.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.3g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	159kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	95g	N/A
Fats	0.35g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	16.05g	11.55g	N/A
Magnesium	49mg	48mg	0%
Sugar	0.32g	2g	N/A
Sodium	3mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.056mg	0.061mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.527mg	0.577mg	0%
Vitamin K	3.3µg	2.7µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.116g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.03g	0.054g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.149g	0.128g	0%
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.344mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.361mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.653mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.562mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.123mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.442mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.428mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.228mg	0.205mg	0%