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Mung beans vs. Kidney beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and kidney beans different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate; however, kidney beans is richer in iron, copper, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Mung beans contain 6 times more sugar than kidney beans. While mung beans contain 2g of sugar, kidney beans contains only 0.32g.
  • Kidney beans has a lower glycemic index (22) than mung beans (42).

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 36% 83% 72% 27% 59% 0.13% 56% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.3%
Contains more IronIron +58.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +19%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.3%

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%
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 4% 0% 0.6% 0% 40% 13% 11% 13% 28% 0% 21% 98% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +211.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.16mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.578mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~30.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Kidney beans DV% diff.
Iron 1.4mg 2.22mg 10%
Copper 0.156mg 0.216mg 7%
Folate 159µg 130µg 7%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.43mg 6%
Phosphorus 99mg 138mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 8.4µg 5%
Fiber 7.6g 6.4g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.22mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.12mg 4%
Potassium 266mg 405mg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 1.1µg 3%
Protein 7.02g 8.67g 3%
Calcium 27mg 35mg 1%
Magnesium 48mg 42mg 1%
Zinc 0.84mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 19.15g 22.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.03mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.278g 1%
Calories 105kcal 127kcal 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.5g 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.2mg 0%
Net carbs 11.55g 16.4g N/A
Sugar 2g 0.32g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.16mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.058mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.578mg 0%
Choline 29.4mg 30.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.104mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.319mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.41mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.736mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.607mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.113mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.511mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.5mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.238mg 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
9% 23% 67%
Protein: 8.67 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 22.8 g
Water: 66.94 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.5%
Contains more FatsFats +31.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38%
~equal in Water ~66.94g

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.278 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.2%

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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. Kidney beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173740/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.