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Cucumber vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cucumber and mung beans

  • Cucumber has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 155% more than cucumber.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
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 -86.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1353.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +747.6%
Contains more IronIron +2307.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2195.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1429.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1210.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
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 KVitamin K +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +606.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2196.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +855%
Contains more FolateFolate +8828.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +1531.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 7µg 625µg 155%
Copper 0.041mg 0.941mg 100%
Iron 0.28mg 6.74mg 81%
Fiber 0.5g 16.3g 63%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.621mg 50%
Phosphorus 24mg 367mg 49%
Protein 0.65g 23.86g 46%
Magnesium 13mg 189mg 42%
Manganese 0.079mg 1.035mg 42%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 1.91mg 33%
Potassium 147mg 1246mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.382mg 26%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.68mg 23%
Carbs 3.63g 62.62g 20%
Choline 6mg 97.9mg 17%
Calories 15kcal 347kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.233mg 15%
Selenium 0.3µg 8.2µg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 2.251mg 13%
Calcium 16mg 132mg 12%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 9µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.384g 2%
Fats 0.11g 1.15g 2%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 4.8mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.348g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 6.6g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 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 WaterWater +952.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3570.8%
Contains more FatsFats +945.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1625.1%
Contains more OtherOther +773.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 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 -89.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1100%

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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.