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Black gram vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black gram and baby food different?

  • Black gram is richer in copper, folate, fiber, and magnesium, while baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and selenium.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 499% more than black gram.
  • Black gram contains 5 times more folate than baby food. Black gram contains 216µg of folate, while baby food contains 43µg.
  • Baby food has a higher glycemic index (56) than black gram (43).

Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +167%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +431.2%
Contains more IronIron +527.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +215.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~392mg

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +402.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +793%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +969.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2299%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 7.57mg 47.5mg 499%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 34.714mg 208%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 2.717mg 189%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 2.438mg 180%
Copper 0.981mg 0.334mg 72%
Manganese 1.527mg 66%
Calcium 138mg 733mg 60%
Fiber 18.3g 7.5g 43%
Folate 216µg 43µg 43%
Magnesium 267mg 100mg 40%
Selenium 8.2µg 25.9µg 32%
Protein 25.21g 12.2g 26%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Potassium 983mg 437mg 16%
Zinc 3.35mg 2.4mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.189mg 7%
Carbs 58.99g 73.4g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 1.697g 4%
Fats 1.64g 4.4g 4%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.114g 0.769g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 1.206g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 1.074mg 3%
Calories 341kcal 379kcal 2%
Sodium 38mg 3mg 2%
Phosphorus 379mg 392mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.6%
Contains more WaterWater +61.2%
Contains more FatsFats +168.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
~equal in Other ~3.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1318.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.5%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.