Cornmeal vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between cornmeal and mung beans

Cornmeal has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, carbs, selenium, folate, and vitamin B6, while mung beans have more fiber and copper.
Cornmeal covers your daily need for iron 37% more than mung beans.
Cornmeal contains 9 times more vitamin B3 than mung beans. While cornmeal contains 4.968mg of vitamin B3, mung beans contain only 0.577mg.
Mung beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mung beans is 42, while the glycemic index of cornmeal is 68.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

Infographic

Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornmeal

Mung beans

Contains more IronIron	+211.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+320%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornmeal

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+236%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+526.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+761%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+171.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	4.36mg	1.4mg	37%
Vitamin B1	0.551mg	0.164mg	32%
Starch	73.3g		30%
Vitamin B3	4.968mg	0.577mg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.061mg	25%
Carbs	79.45g	19.15g	20%
Fiber	3.9g	7.6g	15%
Selenium	10.5µg	2.5µg	15%
Calories	370kcal	105kcal	13%
Folate	209µg	159µg	13%
Copper	0.076mg	0.156mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.182mg	0.067mg	9%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.298mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.828g	0.128g	5%
Magnesium	32mg	48mg	4%
Potassium	142mg	266mg	4%
Choline	8.6mg	29.4mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	0.41mg	3%
Fats	1.75g	0.38g	2%
Calcium	3mg	27mg	2%
Zinc	0.66mg	0.84mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.7µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin A	11µg	1µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.39g	0.054g	1%
Protein	7.11g	7.02g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	520kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	95g	N/A
Net carbs	75.55g	11.55g	N/A
Sugar	1.61g	2g	N/A
Phosphorus	99mg	99mg	0%
Sodium	7mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.15mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.22g	0.116g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	1.006mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.105mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.162mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.366mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.337mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.205mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%