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

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What are the differences between chickpea flour (besan) and mung beans?

  • Chickpea flour (besan) is higher in manganese and vitamin B6, yet mung beans are higher in folate, vitamin B5, iron, fiber, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 47% more.
  • Chickpea flour (besan) has 2 times more manganese than mung beans. While chickpea flour (besan) has 1.6mg of manganese, mung beans have only 1.035mg.

We used Chickpea flour (besan) and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw 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.
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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.3%
Contains more IronIron +38.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.941mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.68mg
~equal in Selenium ~8.2µg

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +43%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea flour (besan) Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 437µg 625µg 47%
Vitamin B5 0.606mg 1.91mg 26%
Manganese 1.6mg 1.035mg 25%
Iron 4.86mg 6.74mg 24%
Fiber 10.8g 16.3g 22%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.983g 0.384g 17%
Potassium 846mg 1246mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.486mg 0.621mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.233mg 10%
Calcium 45mg 132mg 9%
Fats 6.69g 1.15g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.492mg 0.382mg 8%
Phosphorus 318mg 367mg 7%
Magnesium 166mg 189mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.762mg 2.251mg 3%
Protein 22.39g 23.86g 3%
Copper 0.912mg 0.941mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.504g 0.161g 3%
Saturated fat 0.693g 0.348g 2%
Calories 387kcal 347kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.51mg 2%
Sodium 64mg 15mg 2%
Carbs 57.82g 62.62g 2%
Zinc 2.81mg 2.68mg 1%
Net carbs 47.02g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 10.85g 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 6µg 0%
Selenium 8.3µg 8.2µg 0%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 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
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 +481.7%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.7%
~equal in Protein ~23.86g
~equal in Carbs ~62.62g

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
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 +834.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +676.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.8%

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