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Mung beans vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mung beans and pasta

  • Mung beans have more folate, magnesium, potassium, copper, and phosphorus; however, pasta is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 24% more than pasta.
  • Pasta contains 11 times less potassium than mung beans. Mung beans contain 266mg of potassium, while pasta contains 24mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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%
Pasta
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1008.3%
Contains more IronIron +22.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
Pasta
Pasta
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +148.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Pasta DV% diff.
Fiber 7.6g 30%
Folate 159µg 64µg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.15mg 7%
Copper 0.156mg 0.093mg 7%
Magnesium 48mg 18mg 7%
Potassium 266mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.183mg 5%
Phosphorus 99mg 63mg 5%
Protein 7.02g 5.15g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.209mg 4%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.56mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.992mg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 1.14mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.034mg 3%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.224mg 3%
Calcium 27mg 6mg 2%
Carbs 19.15g 24.93g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.429g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Calories 105kcal 131kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 1.05g 1%
Net carbs 11.55g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.103mg 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
Pasta
Pasta
2
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.3%
Contains more OtherOther +154.8%
Contains more FatsFats +176.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.2%
~equal in Water ~68.56g

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
Pasta
Pasta
2
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +129.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.2%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.