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Lentil vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and mung beans

  • Mung beans are richer than lentil in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 111% more than lentil.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Lentil
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
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 +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +594.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237.7%
Contains more IronIron +102.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +274.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +111%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +192.9%

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.
Lentil
Lentil
0
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 5% 0% 0% 2.2% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
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 CVitamin C +220%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +267.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +219.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +199.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +429.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 625µg 111%
Copper 0.251mg 0.941mg 77%
Iron 3.33mg 6.74mg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.621mg 38%
Magnesium 36mg 189mg 36%
Fiber 7.9g 16.3g 34%
Protein 9.02g 23.86g 30%
Phosphorus 180mg 367mg 27%
Potassium 369mg 1246mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 1.91mg 25%
Manganese 0.494mg 1.035mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.382mg 16%
Carbs 20.13g 62.62g 14%
Zinc 1.27mg 2.68mg 13%
Calories 116kcal 347kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.233mg 12%
Choline 32.7mg 97.9mg 12%
Calcium 19mg 132mg 11%
Selenium 2.8µg 8.2µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 2.251mg 7%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 9µg 6%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 4.8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.51mg 3%
Fats 0.38g 1.15g 1%
Sodium 2mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.348g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.384g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 7.8g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 129kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 29g N/A
Net carbs 12.23g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 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 +669.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +164.5%
Contains more FatsFats +202.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.1%
Contains more OtherOther +300%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 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 -84.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +151.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.4%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.