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Mung bean vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mung beans and bell peppers

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B5, while bell peppers have more vitamin C.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 154% more than bell peppers.
  • Mung beans contain 20 times more iron than bell peppers. While mung beans contain 6.74mg of iron, bell peppers contain only 0.34mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +612%
Contains more IronIron +1882.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1325.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1961.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1735%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +748.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +989.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +732.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +369%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1829.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +6150%
Contains more CholineCholine +1680%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1575%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Bell pepper DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 10µg 154%
Copper 0.941mg 0.066mg 97%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 80.4mg 84%
Iron 6.74mg 0.34mg 80%
Fiber 16.3g 1.7g 58%
Phosphorus 367mg 20mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.057mg 47%
Protein 23.86g 0.86g 46%
Magnesium 189mg 10mg 43%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.122mg 40%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.099mg 36%
Potassium 1246mg 175mg 32%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.13mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 4.64g 19%
Choline 97.9mg 5.5mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.028mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 20kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0µg 15%
Calcium 132mg 10mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.224mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.48mg 11%
Fats 1.15g 0.17g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.062g 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.37mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 18µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.058g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Vitamin K 9µg 7.4µg 1%
Sodium 15mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 2.4g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.01mg 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% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2674.4%
Contains more FatsFats +576.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1249.6%
Contains more OtherOther +654.5%
Contains more WaterWater +937.5%

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1912.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +519.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.3%

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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.