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Chickpeas vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpeas and mung beans different?

  • Chickpeas are higher than mung beans in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Chickpeas cover your daily need for manganese, 32% more than mung beans.
  • Chickpeas contain 9 times more polyunsaturated fat than mung beans. Chickpeas contain 1.156g of polyunsaturated fat, while mung beans contain 0.128g.
  • Mung beans are lower in sugar.

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used 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 34% 15% 26% 108% 117% 42% 72% 0.91% 134% 20%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.5%
Contains more IronIron +106.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +245.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +48%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~48mg
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 4.3% 0.33% 7% 0% 29% 15% 9.9% 17% 32% 0% 10% 129% 23%
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% 3% 0% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.577mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~159µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpeas Mung beans DV% diff.
Manganese 1.03mg 0.298mg 32%
Copper 0.352mg 0.156mg 22%
Iron 2.89mg 1.4mg 19%
Phosphorus 168mg 99mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.156g 0.128g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.067mg 6%
Zinc 1.53mg 0.84mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.116mg 0.164mg 4%
Protein 8.86g 7.02g 4%
Folate 172µg 159µg 3%
Calories 164kcal 105kcal 3%
Fats 2.59g 0.38g 3%
Carbs 27.42g 19.15g 3%
Calcium 49mg 27mg 2%
Selenium 3.7µg 2.5µg 2%
Choline 42.8mg 29.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.286mg 0.41mg 2%
Vitamin K 4µg 2.7µg 1%
Potassium 291mg 266mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.583g 0.054g 1%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.269g 0.116g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 1mg 0%
Net carbs 19.82g 11.55g N/A
Magnesium 48mg 48mg 0%
Sugar 4.8g 2g N/A
Fiber 7.6g 7.6g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.061mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.526mg 0.577mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.329mg 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.38mg 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.631mg 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.593mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.475mg 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.372mg 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.244mg 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 27% 60%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 27.42 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 0.92 g
7% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.2%
Contains more FatsFats +581.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.2%
Contains more OtherOther +16.5%
Contains more WaterWater +20.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.156 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +979.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +803.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.9%

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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. Chickpeas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173757/nutrients
  2. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/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.