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Broad beans vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and mung beans different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B5, manganese, and potassium than broad beans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 142% higher.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than broad beans (79).

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +509.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +545.6%
Contains more IronIron +349.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1468.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +470.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +402.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +296.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%

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.
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +385.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2793.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1217.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 58µg 625µg 142%
Copper 0.06mg 0.941mg 98%
Iron 1.5mg 6.74mg 66%
Fiber 3.6g 16.3g 51%
Phosphorus 73mg 367mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.621mg 41%
Magnesium 31mg 189mg 38%
Protein 4.8g 23.86g 38%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 1.91mg 37%
Manganese 0.261mg 1.035mg 34%
Potassium 193mg 1246mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.382mg 27%
Zinc 0.47mg 2.68mg 20%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 10.1g 62.62g 18%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 4.8mg 17%
Calories 62kcal 347kcal 14%
Selenium 1µg 8.2µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.233mg 11%
Calcium 18mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 2.251mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Fats 0.5g 1.15g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.384g 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.348g 1%
Sodium 41mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 6.5g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 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 WaterWater +824.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +397.1%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +520%
Contains more OtherOther +268.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +705%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.7%

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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.