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Black gram vs. Adzuki bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between black gram and adzuki bean

  • Black gram has more magnesium, iron, fiber, and selenium; however, adzuki bean has more folate, zinc, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for adzuki bean is 102% higher.
  • Adzuki bean has 3 times less selenium than black gram. Black gram has 8.2µg of selenium, while adzuki bean has 3.1µg.
  • Black gram has a higher glycemic index than adzuki bean.

Food types used in this article are Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw.

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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 91% 20% 111% 187% 365% 137% 163% 0.65% 226% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains more IronIron +52%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +164.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~381mg

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 114% 51% 49% 88% 81% 0% 0% 467% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +188%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Adzuki bean DV% diff.
Folate 216µg 622µg 102%
Magnesium 267mg 127mg 33%
Iron 7.57mg 4.98mg 32%
Fiber 18.3g 12.7g 22%
Zinc 3.35mg 5.04mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.455mg 15%
Copper 0.981mg 1.094mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 1.471mg 11%
Protein 25.21g 19.87g 11%
Manganese 1.527mg 1.73mg 9%
Selenium 8.2µg 3.1µg 9%
Potassium 983mg 1254mg 8%
Calcium 138mg 66mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 2.63mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.113g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.351mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.22mg 3%
Fats 1.64g 0.53g 2%
Calories 341kcal 329kcal 1%
Sodium 38mg 5mg 1%
Carbs 58.99g 62.9g 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 50.2g N/A
Phosphorus 379mg 381mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.114g 0.191g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.191mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.674mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.791mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 1.668mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 1.497mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.21mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 1.052mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 1.023mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.524mg 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
20% 63% 13% 3%
Protein: 19.87 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 62.9 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 3.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.9%
Contains more FatsFats +209.4%
Contains more WaterWater +24.4%
~equal in Carbs ~62.9g
~equal in Other ~3.26g

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
54% 14% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +847.8%

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. Adzuki bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173727/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.