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Cornmeal vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cornmeal and mung beans

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, iron, and zinc than cornmeal.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 104% more.
  • Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cornmeal is 68, while the glycemic index of mung beans is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw.

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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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
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 less SodiumSodium -53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +777.5%
Contains more IronIron +54.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1138.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +306.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +270.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +494.8%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 3.7% 2.4% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +695.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +199%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 209µg 625µg 104%
Copper 0.076mg 0.941mg 96%
Fiber 3.9g 16.3g 50%
Phosphorus 99mg 367mg 38%
Magnesium 32mg 189mg 37%
Manganese 0.174mg 1.035mg 37%
Protein 7.11g 23.86g 34%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 1.91mg 33%
Potassium 142mg 1246mg 32%
Iron 4.36mg 6.74mg 30%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Zinc 0.66mg 2.68mg 18%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 2.251mg 17%
Choline 8.6mg 97.9mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.382mg 15%
Calcium 3mg 132mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.233mg 11%
Vitamin K 0µg 9µg 8%
Carbs 79.45g 62.62g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.621mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Selenium 10.5µg 8.2µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.384g 3%
Calories 370kcal 347kcal 1%
Fats 1.75g 1.15g 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.348g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.161g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.9g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 520kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 29g N/A
Net carbs 75.55g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 1.61g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 7mg 15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.695mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 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 +52.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.9%
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +235.6%
Contains more OtherOther +551%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +115.6%

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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/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.