Mothbeans vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mothbeans and cereal?

Mothbeans is higher in magnesium; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 514% more.
Cereal contains 5 times less magnesium than mothbeans. Mothbeans contains 104mg of magnesium, while cereal contains 19mg.
Mothbeans has less sodium.
Mothbeans has a lower glycemic index (30) than cereal (69).

We used Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.

Mothbeans

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+447.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+189.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+94.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+233.3%
Contains more IronIron	+984.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1188.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+49.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125%

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.

Mothbeans

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+81300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4971%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16726.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4334.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+6336.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	6.288mg	514%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	5.986mg	453%
Iron	3.14mg	34.06mg	387%
Vitamin B2	0.023mg	3.87mg	296%
Vitamin B3	0.668mg	29.62mg	181%
Vitamin A	1µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	0.59mg	7.6mg	64%
Vitamin C	1mg	38.5mg	42%
Folate	143µg		36%
Sodium	10mg	795mg	34%
Carbs	20.96g	86.85g	22%
Magnesium	104mg	19mg	20%
Calories	117kcal	378kcal	13%
Manganese	0.527mg	0.79mg	11%
Phosphorus	150mg	77mg	10%
Potassium	304mg	105mg	6%
Fiber		1.4g	6%
Selenium	2.8µg	6.3µg	6%
Protein	7.81g	6.06g	4%
Copper	0.164mg	0.137mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.391mg	0.226mg	3%
Fats	0.55g	1.08g	1%
Calcium	3mg	10mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.08mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.124g	0.26g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.256g	0.354g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	624kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	26g	N/A
Net carbs	20.96g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar		10.35g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.204g	0%
Tryptophan	0.05mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine		0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.388mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.525mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.425mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.075mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.35mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.25mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.263mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%