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

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How are mung beans and yellow beans different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate; however, yellow beans are richer in iron, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 20% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 6 times more sugar than yellow beans. While mung beans contain 2g of sugar, yellow beans contain only 0.34g.

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 7.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +77.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.7%

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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79%
Contains more FolateFolate +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +526.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Yellow beans DV% diff.
Folate 159µg 81µg 20%
Iron 1.4mg 2.48mg 14%
Phosphorus 99mg 183mg 12%
Fiber 7.6g 10.4g 11%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.455mg 7%
Magnesium 48mg 74mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.94mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.129mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.229mg 4%
Calcium 27mg 62mg 4%
Protein 7.02g 9.16g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.103mg 3%
Copper 0.156mg 0.186mg 3%
Calories 105kcal 144kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.466g 2%
Selenium 2.5µg 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.187mg 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.06mg 2%
Potassium 266mg 325mg 2%
Carbs 19.15g 25.28g 2%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.279g 1%
Fats 0.38g 1.08g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.708mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 3.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.8mg 1%
Choline 29.4mg 35.2mg 1%
Net carbs 11.55g 14.88g N/A
Sugar 2g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.386mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.405mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.732mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.138mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.496mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.479mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.255mg 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% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more FatsFats +184.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32%
Contains more OtherOther +89.9%

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
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +264.1%

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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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/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.