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Chickpea flour (besan) vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chickpea flour (besan) and mothbeans?

  • Chickpea flour (besan) has more copper, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, zinc, potassium, and magnesium than mothbeans.
  • Chickpea flour (besan)'s daily need coverage for copper is 83% higher.
  • Mothbeans has 5 times less vitamin B6 than chickpea flour (besan). Chickpea flour (besan) has 0.492mg of vitamin B6, while mothbeans has 0.093mg.

We used Chickpea flour (besan) and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 119% 14% 75% 182% 304% 77% 136% 8.3% 209% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +59.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +178.3%
Contains more IronIron +54.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +456.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +376.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +203.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +196.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.4%

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% 0.67% 17% 0% 122% 24% 33% 36% 114% 0% 23% 328% 0%
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% 0% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +291.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +360.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +429%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea flour (besan) Mothbeans DV% diff.
Copper 0.912mg 0.164mg 83%
Folate 437µg 143µg 74%
Manganese 1.6mg 0.527mg 47%
Fiber 10.8g 43%
Vitamin B6 0.492mg 0.093mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.486mg 0.124mg 30%
Protein 22.39g 7.81g 29%
Phosphorus 318mg 150mg 24%
Iron 4.86mg 3.14mg 22%
Zinc 2.81mg 0.59mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.983g 0.256g 18%
Potassium 846mg 304mg 16%
Magnesium 166mg 104mg 15%
Calories 387kcal 117kcal 14%
Carbs 57.82g 20.96g 12%
Selenium 8.3µg 2.8µg 10%
Fats 6.69g 0.55g 9%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.762mg 0.668mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.023mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 6%
Calcium 45mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.606mg 0.391mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.504g 0.044g 4%
Saturated fat 0.693g 0.124g 3%
Sodium 64mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 47.02g 20.96g N/A
Sugar 10.85g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.388mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.425mg 0%
Methionine 0.075mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.35mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 7% 58% 10% 3%
Protein: 22.39 g
Fats: 6.69 g
Carbs: 57.82 g
Water: 10.28 g
Other: 2.82 g
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1116.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +175.9%
Contains more OtherOther +94.5%
Contains more WaterWater +573.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.693 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.504 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.983 g
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3318.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1065.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.1%

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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. Chickpea flour (besan) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174288/nutrients
  2. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.