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

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How are mung beans and brown rice different?

Mung beans are richer in folate, fiber, iron, protein, copper, and potassium, while brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B3, and selenium.
Mung beans cover your daily need for folate 38% more than brown rice.
Mung beans contain 5 times more fiber than brown rice. Mung beans contain 7.6g of fiber, while brown rice contains 1.6g.
Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than mung beans (42).

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mung beans

Brown rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+209.3%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+226.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132%

~equal in Phosphorus ~103mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mung beans

Brown rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1250%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1666.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+343.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.178mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.38mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	159µg	9µg	38%
Manganese	0.298mg	0.974mg	29%
Fiber	7.6g	1.6g	24%
Vitamin B3	0.577mg	2.561mg	12%
Iron	1.4mg	0.56mg	11%
Starch		24.79g	10%
Protein	7.02g	2.74g	9%
Copper	0.156mg	0.106mg	6%
Selenium	2.5µg	5.8µg	6%
Potassium	266mg	86mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.123mg	4%
Choline	29.4mg	9.2mg	4%
Carbs	19.15g	25.58g	2%
Magnesium	48mg	39mg	2%
Calcium	27mg	3mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	0.2µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.128g	0.366g	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.355g	2%
Calories	105kcal	123kcal	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.97g	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.71mg	1%
Phosphorus	99mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.178mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.069mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.38mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.116g	0.26g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	0.369g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.011g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	449kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	95g	81g	N/A
Net carbs	11.55g	23.98g	N/A
Sugar	2g	0.24g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.17mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.033mg	0%
Threonine	0.23mg	0.095mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.109mg	0%
Leucine	0.544mg	0.214mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.099mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.058mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.425mg	0.133mg	0%
Valine	0.364mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.066mg	0%