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Mung bean vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and broad beans different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B5, manganese, and potassium than broad beans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 142% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 29 times more vitamin B5 than broad beans. While mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, broad beans contain only 0.066mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than broad beans (79).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, 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 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 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +509.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +545.6%
Contains more IronIron +349.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1468.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +470.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +402.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +296.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%

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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +385.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2793.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1217.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Broad beans DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 58µg 142%
Copper 0.941mg 0.06mg 98%
Iron 6.74mg 1.5mg 66%
Fiber 16.3g 3.6g 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 73mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.128mg 41%
Magnesium 189mg 31mg 38%
Protein 23.86g 4.8g 38%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.066mg 37%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.261mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 193mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.029mg 27%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.47mg 20%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 10.1g 18%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 19.8mg 17%
Calories 347kcal 62kcal 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 1µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.09mg 11%
Calcium 132mg 18mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.2mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.5g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.303g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 14µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.142g 1%
Sodium 15mg 41mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 6.5g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.115mg 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
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +397.1%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +520%
Contains more OtherOther +268.9%
Contains more WaterWater +824.9%

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
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +705%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.2%

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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.