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

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The main differences between mung beans and pinto beans

  • Mung beans contain less vitamin B6, iron, copper, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, fiber, and vitamin E than pinto beans.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for pinto beans is 12% higher.
  • Pinto beans has 6 times less sugar than mung beans. Mung beans have 2g of sugar, while pinto beans has 0.34g.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 14% 38% 78% 73% 27% 63% 0.13% 59% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.9%
Contains more IronIron +49.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +148%
~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

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 2.7% 0% 19% 0% 48% 14% 6% 13% 53% 0% 8.8% 129% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +526.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +241.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~172µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Pinto beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.229mg 12%
Iron 1.4mg 2.09mg 9%
Selenium 2.5µg 6.2µg 7%
Phosphorus 99mg 147mg 7%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.453mg 7%
Copper 0.156mg 0.219mg 7%
Fiber 7.6g 9g 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Potassium 266mg 436mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.94mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.21mg 4%
Protein 7.02g 9.01g 4%
Folate 159µg 172µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.318mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.193mg 2%
Calories 105kcal 143kcal 2%
Calcium 27mg 46mg 2%
Carbs 19.15g 26.22g 2%
Choline 29.4mg 35.3mg 1%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.98mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.235g 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 3.5µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.65g 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 11.55g 17.22g N/A
Magnesium 48mg 50mg 0%
Sugar 2g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.062mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.136g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.133g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.426mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.765mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.531mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.519mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.247mg 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% 26% 63%
Protein: 9.01 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 26.22 g
Water: 62.95 g
Other: 1.17 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.3%
Contains more FatsFats +71.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.9%
Contains more OtherOther +48.1%

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
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.235 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.6%

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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. Pinto beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175200/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.