Mothbeans vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mothbeans and soybeans different?

Mothbeans has more folate; however, soybeans are richer in copper, iron, protein, vitamin B2, phosphorus, fats, manganese, vitamin B6, and calcium.
Soybeans cover your daily need for copper 27% more than mothbeans.
Mothbeans has 3 times more folate than soybeans. Mothbeans has 143µg of folate, while soybeans have 54µg.
Mothbeans has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mothbeans is 30, while the glycemic index of soybeans is 14.

Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mothbeans

Soybean

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+20.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+69.4%
Contains more IronIron	+63.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+148.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+94.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+160.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mothbeans

Soybean

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+118.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+164.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+151.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.256g	5.064g	32%
Copper	0.164mg	0.407mg	27%
Iron	3.14mg	5.14mg	25%
Fiber		6g	24%
Folate	143µg	54µg	22%
Protein	7.81g	18.21g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.023mg	0.285mg	20%
Vitamin K		19.2µg	16%
Phosphorus	150mg	245mg	14%
Fats	0.55g	8.97g	13%
Manganese	0.527mg	0.824mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0.234mg	11%
Calcium	3mg	102mg	10%
Choline		47.5mg	9%
Selenium	2.8µg	7.3µg	8%
Potassium	304mg	515mg	6%
Zinc	0.59mg	1.15mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.124g	1.297g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	1.981g	5%
Carbs	20.96g	8.36g	4%
Magnesium	104mg	86mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.391mg	0.179mg	4%
Calories	117kcal	172kcal	3%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.155mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.35mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.668mg	0.399mg	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	1.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	5.4	N/A
Net carbs	20.96g	2.36g	N/A
Sugar		3g	N/A
Sodium	10mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.05mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine		0.723mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.388mg	0.807mg	0%
Leucine	0.525mg	1.355mg	0%
Lysine	0.425mg	1.108mg	0%
Methionine	0.075mg	0.224mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.35mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	0.25mg	0.831mg	0%
Histidine	0.263mg	0.449mg	0%