Millet vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between millet and mung beans

The amount of folate, fiber, iron, and potassium in mung beans is higher than in millet.
Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 35% more than millet.
Millet contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than mung beans. While millet contains 1.33mg of vitamin B3, mung beans contain only 0.577mg.
The amount of sugar in millet is lower.
Mung beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mung beans is 42, while the glycemic index of millet is 71.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Millet, cooked and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Millet

Mung beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+329%
Contains more IronIron	+122.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+177.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~48mg

~equal in Copper ~0.156mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.298mg

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.

Millet

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+130.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+736.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+162.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	19µg	159µg	35%
Fiber	1.3g	7.6g	25%
Iron	0.63mg	1.4mg	10%
Protein	3.51g	7.02g	7%
Potassium	62mg	266mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.33mg	0.577mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.171mg	0.41mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.164mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.108mg	0.067mg	3%
Choline	11.2mg	29.4mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	0.128g	3%
Selenium	0.9µg	2.5µg	3%
Calcium	3mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.7µg	2%
Carbs	23.67g	19.15g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.082mg	0.061mg	2%
Manganese	0.272mg	0.298mg	1%
Calories	119kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.15mg	1%
Fats	1g	0.38g	1%
Zinc	0.91mg	0.84mg	1%
Copper	0.161mg	0.156mg	1%
Magnesium	44mg	48mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	22.37g	11.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.13g	2g	N/A
Phosphorus	100mg	99mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.172g	0.116g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.184g	0.054g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.113mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.148mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.07mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.185mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.184mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.075mg	0.205mg	0%