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

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How are mung beans and kidney beans different?

  • Mung beans are higher than kidney beans in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, manganese, and potassium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 124% more than kidney beans.
  • Mung beans contain 9 times more vitamin B5 than kidney beans. Mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while kidney beans contains 0.22mg.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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 30% 11% 36% 83% 72% 27% 59% 0.13% 56% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +277.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +207.7%
Contains more IronIron +203.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +335.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +168%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +645.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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 4% 0% 0.6% 0% 40% 13% 11% 13% 28% 0% 21% 98% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +288.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +301.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +289.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +768.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +380.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +221%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~8.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Kidney beans DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 130µg 124%
Copper 0.941mg 0.216mg 81%
Iron 6.74mg 2.22mg 57%
Fiber 16.3g 6.4g 40%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.16mg 38%
Magnesium 189mg 42mg 35%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.22mg 34%
Phosphorus 367mg 138mg 33%
Protein 23.86g 8.67g 30%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.43mg 26%
Potassium 1246mg 405mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.12mg 20%
Zinc 2.68mg 1mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.058mg 13%
Carbs 62.62g 22.8g 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.1µg 13%
Choline 97.9mg 30.5mg 12%
Calories 347kcal 127kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.578mg 10%
Calcium 132mg 35mg 10%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.2mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.03mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.278g 1%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.073g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 16.4g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.32g N/A
Vitamin K 9µg 8.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.104mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.319mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.41mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.736mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.607mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.113mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.511mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.5mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.238mg 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
9% 23% 67%
Protein: 8.67 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 22.8 g
Water: 66.94 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +175.2%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +174.6%
Contains more OtherOther +204.6%
Contains more WaterWater +639.7%

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.278 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +312.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%

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. Kidney beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173740/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.