Cereal vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cereal and mothbeans?

Cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, mothbeans is richer in magnesium.
Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 514% more.
Mothbeans contains 279 times less vitamin A than cereal. Cereal contains 2792 IU of vitamin A, while mothbeans contains 10 IU.
Mothbeans has less sodium.
Mothbeans has a lower glycemic index (30) than cereal (69).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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.

Cereal

Mothbeans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+233.3%
Contains more IronIron	+984.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1188.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+49.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+447.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+189.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+94.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%

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.

Cereal

Mothbeans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+81300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4971%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16726.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4334.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+6336.6%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+73%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.124mg	514%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.093mg	453%
Iron	34.06mg	3.14mg	387%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.023mg	296%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	0.668mg	181%
Vitamin A	814µg	1µg	90%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.59mg	64%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	1mg	42%
Folate		143µg	36%
Sodium	795mg	10mg	34%
Carbs	86.85g	20.96g	22%
Magnesium	19mg	104mg	20%
Calories	378kcal	117kcal	13%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.527mg	11%
Phosphorus	77mg	150mg	10%
Potassium	105mg	304mg	6%
Fiber	1.4g		6%
Selenium	6.3µg	2.8µg	6%
Protein	6.06g	7.81g	4%
Copper	0.137mg	0.164mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.391mg	3%
Fats	1.08g	0.55g	1%
Calcium	10mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.124g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.256g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.6g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	624kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	85g	N/A
Net carbs	85.45g	20.96g	N/A
Sugar	10.35g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.05mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.388mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.525mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.425mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.075mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.35mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.25mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.263mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%