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Chinese cabbage vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Chinese cabbage and mung beans?

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and manganese.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 140% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage has 39 times more vitamin A than mung beans. Chinese cabbage has 4468IU of vitamin A, while mung beans have 114IU.

We used Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types in this comparison.

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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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +894.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +394.4%
Contains more IronIron +742.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +4381%
Contains more ZincZinc +1310.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +891.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1540%

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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
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 +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3616.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +405.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1452.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2070.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +847%
Contains more CholineCholine +1429.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 66µg 625µg 140%
Copper 0.021mg 0.941mg 102%
Iron 0.8mg 6.74mg 74%
Fiber 1g 16.3g 61%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.621mg 48%
Phosphorus 37mg 367mg 47%
Protein 1.5g 23.86g 45%
Vitamin C 45mg 4.8mg 45%
Magnesium 19mg 189mg 40%
Manganese 0.159mg 1.035mg 38%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 1.91mg 36%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 9µg 30%
Potassium 252mg 1246mg 29%
Vitamin A 223µg 6µg 24%
Zinc 0.19mg 2.68mg 23%
Carbs 2.18g 62.62g 20%
Choline 6.4mg 97.9mg 17%
Calories 13kcal 347kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.382mg 14%
Selenium 0.5µg 8.2µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.233mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 2.251mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.51mg 3%
Calcium 105mg 132mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.384g 2%
Sodium 65mg 15mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.15g 1%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.348g 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 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 +953.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1490.7%
Contains more FatsFats +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2772.5%
Contains more OtherOther +315%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 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 -92.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +973.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300%

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. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.