Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Chicken meat
  5. Compare
  6. Chicken meat vs. Mung bean

Chicken meat vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are chicken meat and mung beans different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3; however, mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 155% higher.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than mung beans (31).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Chicken meat vs Mung bean infographic
Infographic link

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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 SeleniumSelenium +191.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +721.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +780%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +458.7%
Contains more IronIron +434.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1325.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5075%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +277%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +275%
Contains more FolateFolate +12400%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.382mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 5µg 625µg 155%
Copper 0.066mg 0.941mg 97%
Iron 1.26mg 6.74mg 69%
Fiber 0g 16.3g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.621mg 47%
Manganese 0.02mg 1.035mg 44%
Magnesium 23mg 189mg 40%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 2.251mg 39%
Potassium 223mg 1246mg 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Selenium 23.9µg 8.2µg 29%
Phosphorus 182mg 367mg 26%
Carbs 0g 62.62g 21%
Fats 13.6g 1.15g 19%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 1.91mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.384g 17%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.348g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.161g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Calcium 15mg 132mg 12%
Zinc 1.94mg 2.68mg 7%
Protein 27.3g 23.86g 7%
Choline 65.9mg 97.9mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 9µg 6%
Calories 239kcal 347kcal 5%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.233mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 6µg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Sodium 82mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.51mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.382mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 46.32g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.695mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 ProteinProtein +14.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1082.6%
Contains more WaterWater +556.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~3.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 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 +3216.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +673.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.8%

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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.