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Butter vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and mung beans

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, mung beans are higher in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 251% more than mung beans.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Mung beans, 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.
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 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 less SodiumSodium -26.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +9350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5091.7%
Contains more IronIron +33600%
Contains more CopperCopper +5781.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2877.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1429.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25775%
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.
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
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 AVitamin A +11300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +354.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +585.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5259.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1636.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12633.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +20733.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +420.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Mung bean DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.348g 228%
Folate 3µg 625µg 156%
Fats 81.11g 1.15g 123%
Copper 0.016mg 0.941mg 103%
Iron 0.02mg 6.74mg 84%
Vitamin A 684µg 6µg 75%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Fiber 0g 16.3g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.161g 58%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.621mg 51%
Phosphorus 24mg 367mg 49%
Protein 0.85g 23.86g 46%
Magnesium 2mg 189mg 45%
Manganese 0.004mg 1.035mg 45%
Potassium 24mg 1246mg 36%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 1.91mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.382mg 29%
Zinc 0.09mg 2.68mg 24%
Carbs 0.06g 62.62g 21%
Calories 717kcal 347kcal 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.384g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.233mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 2.251mg 14%
Choline 18.8mg 97.9mg 14%
Selenium 1µg 8.2µg 13%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.51mg 12%
Calcium 24mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin K 7µg 9µg 2%
Net carbs 0.06g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 11mg 15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.695mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 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 FatsFats +6953%
Contains more WaterWater +98.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2707.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104266.7%
Contains more OtherOther +8200%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14452.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +683.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.