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Mung beans vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and glutinous rice?

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, and potassium, yet glutinous rice is richer in selenium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 40% higher.
  • Mung beans have 27 times more potassium than glutinous rice. Mung beans have 266mg of potassium, while glutinous rice has 10mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than glutinous rice.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +860%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2560%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124%

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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +369.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +15800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Folate 159µg 1µg 40%
Fiber 7.6g 1g 26%
Iron 1.4mg 0.14mg 16%
Phosphorus 99mg 8mg 13%
Copper 0.156mg 0.049mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.02mg 12%
Protein 7.02g 2.02g 10%
Magnesium 48mg 5mg 10%
Potassium 266mg 10mg 8%
Selenium 2.5µg 5.6µg 6%
Choline 29.4mg 2.1mg 5%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.41mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.215mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.013mg 4%
Calcium 27mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.026mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.29mg 2%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.262mg 2%
Carbs 19.15g 21.09g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 97kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 11.55g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 2g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.07g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.047mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +247.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +1028.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.1%
~equal in Water ~76.63g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.