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Great northern beans vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between great northern beans and mung beans?

  • Great northern beans is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, and iron, yet mung beans are richer in folate.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 14% higher.
  • Great northern beans has 3 times more calcium than mung beans. Great northern beans has 68mg of calcium, while mung beans have 27mg.

We used Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
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 +151.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47%
Contains more IronIron +52.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +64%
~equal in Magnesium ~48mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 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 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 B3Vitamin B3 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +55.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Mung beans DV% diff.
Folate 102µg 159µg 14%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.298mg 10%
Copper 0.247mg 0.156mg 10%
Iron 2.13mg 1.4mg 9%
Phosphorus 165mg 99mg 9%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.067mg 4%
Calcium 68mg 27mg 4%
Potassium 391mg 266mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.41mg 3%
Protein 8.33g 7.02g 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.5µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Fiber 7g 7.6g 2%
Calories 118kcal 105kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.577mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.164mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 21.09g 19.15g 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.38g 0%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 1mg 0%
Net carbs 14.09g 11.55g N/A
Magnesium 50mg 48mg 0%
Sugar 2g N/A
Zinc 0.88mg 0.84mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.061mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.116g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.128g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 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 +18.7%
Contains more FatsFats +18.4%
Contains more OtherOther +43%
~equal in Carbs ~19.15g
~equal in Water ~72.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +157.1%

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.