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Mung beans vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and beans

  • Mung beans have more folate, iron, and fiber; however, beans are richer in copper and zinc.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 34% more than beans.
  • Beans have 5 times less iron than mung beans. Mung beans have 1.4mg of iron, while beans have 0.29mg.
  • Mung beans contain less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +382.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
~equal in Phosphorus ~104mg

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% 3% 0% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119% 16%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +237.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +562.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +210%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~30.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Beans DV% diff.
Folate 159µg 24µg 34%
Iron 1.4mg 0.29mg 14%
Manganese 0.298mg 13%
Fiber 7.6g 5.5g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 8%
Copper 0.156mg 0.206mg 6%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.13mg 5%
Protein 7.02g 4.8g 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 4.5µg 4%
Magnesium 48mg 32mg 4%
Calcium 27mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.8µg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 3.1mg 2%
Potassium 266mg 296mg 1%
Phosphorus 99mg 104mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.15mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 105kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 11.55g 14.99g N/A
Carbs 19.15g 20.49g 0%
Sugar 2g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.06mg 0%
Choline 29.4mg 30.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.035g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.3%
Contains more OtherOther +116.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~equal in Carbs ~20.49g
~equal in Water ~72.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.4%

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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. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.