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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt and mung beans

  • Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt has more copper and manganese; however, mung beans have more folate, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 14% higher.
  • Mung beans have 121 times less sodium than broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt. Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt has 241mg of sodium, while mung beans have 2mg.

Food types used in this article are Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 31% 55% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +66%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg
~equal in Iron ~1.4mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.5µg

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
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 3.3% 0.33% 3% 0% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.067mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.7µg
~equal in Choline ~29.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Mung beans DV% diff.
Folate 104µg 159µg 14%
Copper 0.259mg 0.156mg 11%
Sodium 241mg 2mg 10%
Fiber 5.4g 7.6g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.164mg 6%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.298mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.41mg 5%
Phosphorus 125mg 99mg 4%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.061mg 2%
Magnesium 43mg 48mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.15mg 1%
Iron 1.5mg 1.4mg 1%
Protein 7.6g 7.02g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.577mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1mg 1%
Calories 110kcal 105kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.38g 0%
Carbs 19.65g 19.15g 0%
Net carbs 14.25g 11.55g N/A
Potassium 268mg 266mg 0%
Sugar 1.82g 2g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 2.6µg 2.5µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.067mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2.7µg 0%
Choline 30.6mg 29.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.116g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.128g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
7% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 g
~equal in Protein ~7.02g
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~19.15g
~equal in Water ~72.66g
~equal in Other ~0.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.1%

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. Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173798/nutrients
  2. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/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.