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Lentil soup vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lentil soup and mung beans?

  • Mung beans are richer than lentil soup in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 151% more.
  • Lentil soup has 35 times more sodium than mung beans. While lentil soup has 532mg of sodium, mung beans have only 15mg.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is lower.

We used Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types 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 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +676.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +765.3%
Contains more IronIron +529.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1244.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +793.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +395.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +762.5%
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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +787.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +417.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +324.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +3025%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 20µg 625µg 151%
Copper 0.07mg 0.941mg 97%
Iron 1.07mg 6.74mg 71%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.621mg 46%
Magnesium 9mg 189mg 43%
Phosphorus 74mg 367mg 42%
Protein 3.74g 23.86g 40%
Manganese 0.12mg 1.035mg 40%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 1.91mg 35%
Potassium 144mg 1246mg 32%
Sodium 532mg 15mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.382mg 22%
Zinc 0.3mg 2.68mg 22%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 8.16g 62.62g 18%
Calories 56kcal 347kcal 15%
Selenium 0.3µg 8.2µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.233mg 14%
Calcium 17mg 132mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 2.251mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 4.8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.384g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.161g 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 1.12g 1.15g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.348g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 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 +847.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +538%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +667.4%
Contains more OtherOther +169.9%
~equal in Fats ~1.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +223%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +195.4%

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. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/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.