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Mung bean vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mung beans and almond butter

  • Mung beans have more folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B5, fiber, and vitamin B6; however, almond butter is higher in vitamin E, vitamin B2, manganese, and calcium.
  • Almond butter covers your daily vitamin E needs 158% more than mung beans.
  • Almond butter contains 15 times less vitamin B1 than mung beans. Mung beans contain 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while almond butter contains 0.041mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added.

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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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.6%
Contains more IronIron +93.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +241.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +162.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.934mg

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
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% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1414.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +500.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1079.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4647.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +303%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.51mg 24.21mg 158%
Folate 625µg 53µg 143%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 13.613g 88%
Fats 1.15g 55.5g 84%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 32.445g 81%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.939mg 54%
Manganese 1.035mg 2.131mg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.041mg 48%
Iron 6.74mg 3.49mg 41%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.318mg 32%
Fiber 16.3g 10.3g 24%
Calcium 132mg 347mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.103mg 21%
Magnesium 189mg 279mg 21%
Phosphorus 367mg 508mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.348g 4.152g 17%
Potassium 1246mg 748mg 15%
Carbs 62.62g 18.82g 15%
Calories 347kcal 614kcal 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 2.4µg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Choline 97.9mg 52.1mg 8%
Protein 23.86g 20.96g 6%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 3.155mg 6%
Zinc 2.68mg 3.29mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Copper 0.941mg 0.934mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 8.52g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 4.43g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Sodium 15mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.55mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +232.7%
Contains more WaterWater +451.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4726.1%
~equal in Other ~3.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20052.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3445.1%

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 bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/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.