Mung beans vs. Semolina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between mung beans and semolina?

Mung beans are higher in folate, fiber, and iron, yet semolina is higher in manganese, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, carbs, copper, and phosphorus.
Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 38% more.
Mung beans have 4 times more fiber than semolina. While mung beans have 7.6g of fiber, semolina has only 1.8g.
The glycemic index of mung beans is lower.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry types in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Semolina

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.9%
Contains more IronIron	+89.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+163%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+247.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+696%

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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

Semolina

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1887.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+774.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+574.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	159µg	8µg	38%
Manganese	0.298mg	1.035mg	32%
Selenium	2.5µg	19.9µg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.452mg	30%
Starch		68.29g	28%
Vitamin B3	0.577mg	5.048mg	28%
Fiber	7.6g	1.8g	23%
Carbs	19.15g	80.89g	21%
Copper	0.156mg	0.284mg	14%
Calories	105kcal	374kcal	13%
Iron	1.4mg	0.74mg	8%
Phosphorus	99mg	153mg	8%
Magnesium	48mg	27mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.224mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.672mg	5%
Choline	29.4mg		5%
Calcium	27mg	71mg	4%
Potassium	266mg	174mg	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	1.02mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	0.1µg	2%
Protein	7.02g	7.51g	1%
Fats	0.38g	1.03g	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.05mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.116g	0.294g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	0.258g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.128g	0.322g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	498kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	95g	27g	N/A
Net carbs	11.55g	79.09g	N/A
Sugar	2g	0.33g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.103mg	0%
Threonine	0.23mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.339mg	0%
Leucine	0.544mg	0.656mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.425mg	0.398mg	0%
Valine	0.364mg	0.47mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.185mg	0%
Fructose		0.02g	0%