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Mothbeans vs. Millet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mothbeans and millet

  • Millet contains less iron, folate, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium than mothbeans.
  • Mothbeans's daily need coverage for iron is 31% higher.
  • Millet contains 8 times less folate than mothbeans. Mothbeans contains 143µg of folate, while millet contains 19µg.
  • Mothbeans has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mothbeans is 30, while the glycemic index of millet is 71.

The food types used in this comparison are Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Millet, cooked.

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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 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
Millet
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 0.9% 5.5% 24% 54% 25% 43% 0.26% 35% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.3%
Contains more IronIron +398.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +211.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg
~equal in Copper ~0.161mg

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 3.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107% 0%
Millet
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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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 27% 19% 25% 10% 25% 0% 0.75% 14% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +652.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +256.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mothbeans Millet DV% diff.
Folate 143µg 19µg 31%
Iron 3.14mg 0.63mg 31%
Magnesium 104mg 44mg 14%
Manganese 0.527mg 0.272mg 11%
Protein 7.81g 3.51g 9%
Phosphorus 150mg 100mg 7%
Potassium 304mg 62mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 0.082mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.668mg 1.33mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.171mg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.91mg 3%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.9µg 3%
Choline 11.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.256g 0.508g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.106mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.108mg 1%
Carbs 20.96g 23.67g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.55g 1g 1%
Calories 117kcal 119kcal 0%
Net carbs 20.96g 22.37g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0.13g N/A
Copper 0.164mg 0.161mg 0%
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.124g 0.172g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.184g 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.113mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.388mg 0.148mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.425mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.075mg 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.35mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0.184mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 g
Millet
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4% 24% 71%
Protein: 3.51 g
Fats: 1 g
Carbs: 23.67 g
Water: 71.41 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.5%
Contains more OtherOther +253.7%
Contains more FatsFats +81.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.9%
~equal in Water ~71.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 g
Millet
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20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +318.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.4%

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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. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/nutrients
  2. Millet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168871/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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