Mung beans vs. Black turtle bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and black turtle bean different?

Mung beans are richer in folate, while black turtle bean is higher in iron, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 18% more than black turtle bean.
Mung beans contain 6 times more sugar than black turtle bean. Mung beans contain 2g of sugar, while black turtle bean contains 0.32g.
Mung beans have a higher glycemic index (42) than black turtle bean (20).

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used 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.

Mung beans

Black turtle bean

Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+103.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.8%
Contains more IronIron	+103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~49mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.76mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.327mg

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.

Mung beans

Black turtle bean

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+57.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+10.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.056mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.527mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	159µg	86µg	18%
Iron	1.4mg	2.85mg	18%
Copper	0.156mg	0.269mg	13%
Phosphorus	99mg	152mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.225mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.87mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	433mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.26mg	3%
Calcium	27mg	55mg	3%
Fiber	7.6g	8.3g	3%
Carbs	19.15g	24.35g	2%
Protein	7.02g	8.18g	2%
Selenium	2.5µg	1.2µg	2%
Choline	29.4mg	32.6mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.077mg	1%
Manganese	0.298mg	0.327mg	1%
Calories	105kcal	130kcal	1%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.76mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.35g	0%
Net carbs	11.55g	16.05g	N/A
Magnesium	48mg	49mg	0%
Sugar	2g	0.32g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	3mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.056mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.577mg	0.527mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	3.3µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.116g	0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	0.03g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.128g	0.149g	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.097mg	0%
Threonine	0.23mg	0.344mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.361mg	0%
Leucine	0.544mg	0.653mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.562mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.123mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.425mg	0.442mg	0%
Valine	0.364mg	0.428mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.228mg	0%