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Mung beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mung beans and lentil

  • Lentil is higher than mung beans in iron, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, manganese, and folate.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for iron is 24% higher.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than mung beans (42).

The food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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%
Lentil
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.7%
Contains more IronIron +137.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 0.33% 3% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119%
Lentil
Lentil
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5% 0% 0% 2.2% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.169mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Lentil DV% diff.
Iron 1.4mg 3.33mg 24%
Phosphorus 99mg 180mg 12%
Copper 0.156mg 0.251mg 11%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.494mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.178mg 9%
Folate 159µg 181µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.638mg 5%
Protein 7.02g 9.02g 4%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.27mg 4%
Magnesium 48mg 36mg 3%
Potassium 266mg 369mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 1.06mg 3%
Calories 105kcal 116kcal 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.5mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 19mg 1%
Fiber 7.6g 7.9g 1%
Selenium 2.5µg 2.8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1.7µg 1%
Choline 29.4mg 32.7mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.7g 7.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 150kcal 129kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 95g 86g N/A
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 11.55g 12.23g N/A
Carbs 19.15g 20.13g 0%
Sugar 2g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.169mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~20.13g
~equal in Water ~69.64g
~equal in Other ~0.83g

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
Lentil
Lentil
3
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.7%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.