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

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How are navy beans and mung beans different?

  • Mung beans are higher than navy beans in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B5, magnesium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, fiber, and manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 121% more than navy beans.

Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types were 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 38% 21% 34% 89% 70% 28% 62% 0% 69% 16%
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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +256.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +220.3%
Contains more IronIron +185.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +348.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +182.8%

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 3% 0% 0.2% 0% 59% 15% 12% 16% 32% 0% 1.5% 105% 24%
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 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +162%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +246.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +618%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1400%
Contains more FolateFolate +346.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +119%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Navy beans Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 140µg 625µg 121%
Copper 0.21mg 0.941mg 81%
Iron 2.36mg 6.74mg 55%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 1.91mg 33%
Phosphorus 144mg 367mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.237mg 0.621mg 32%
Magnesium 53mg 189mg 32%
Protein 8.23g 23.86g 31%
Potassium 389mg 1246mg 25%
Fiber 10.5g 16.3g 23%
Manganese 0.527mg 1.035mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.382mg 19%
Zinc 1.03mg 2.68mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.233mg 13%
Carbs 26.05g 62.62g 12%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 2.251mg 10%
Choline 44.7mg 97.9mg 10%
Selenium 2.9µg 8.2µg 10%
Calories 140kcal 347kcal 10%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 9µg 7%
Starch 15.4g 6%
Calcium 69mg 132mg 6%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 4.8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.49g 0.384g 1%
Sodium 0mg 15mg 1%
Fats 0.62g 1.15g 1%
Saturated fat 0.098g 0.348g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 15.55g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0.37g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.142g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.1mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.387mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.52mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.111mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.471mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.504mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.206mg 0.695mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.177g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 26% 64%
Protein: 8.23 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 26.05 g
Water: 63.81 g
Other: 1.29 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 +605.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +189.9%
Contains more FatsFats +85.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.4%
Contains more OtherOther +157.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 19% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.098 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.49 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 -71.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.4%

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. Navy beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173746/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.