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Mung bean vs. Black turtle bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mung beans and black turtle bean?

  • Mung beans are richer than black turtle bean in folate, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 135% more.
  • Mung beans have 7 times more vitamin B5 than black turtle bean. While mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, black turtle bean has only 0.26mg.
  • The glycemic index of black turtle bean is lower.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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 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 35% 17% 38% 107% 90% 21% 65% 0.39% 43% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +285.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.8%
Contains more IronIron +136.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +249.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +252.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +216.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +583.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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% 17% 0% 56% 13% 9.9% 16% 18% 0% 8.3% 65% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +176%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +316.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +327.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +634.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +396.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +172.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +626.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +200.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Black turtle bean DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 86µg 135%
Copper 0.941mg 0.269mg 75%
Iron 6.74mg 2.85mg 49%
Magnesium 189mg 49mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.26mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.225mg 33%
Fiber 16.3g 8.3g 32%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.327mg 31%
Phosphorus 367mg 152mg 31%
Protein 23.86g 8.18g 31%
Potassium 1246mg 433mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.077mg 23%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.76mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.056mg 14%
Carbs 62.62g 24.35g 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.2µg 13%
Choline 97.9mg 32.6mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.527mg 11%
Calories 347kcal 130kcal 11%
Calcium 132mg 55mg 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 3.3µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.87mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.149g 2%
Sodium 15mg 3mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.35g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.089g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 16.05g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.32g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.097mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.344mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.361mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.653mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.562mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.123mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.442mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.428mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.228mg 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
8% 24% 66%
Protein: 8.18 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 24.35 g
Water: 65.74 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.7%
Contains more FatsFats +228.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.2%
Contains more OtherOther +140.6%
Contains more WaterWater +626.4%

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
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.149 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +436.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +157.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%

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. Black turtle bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175187/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.