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Mung bean vs. Broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and broccoli

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and manganese, while broccoli is higher in vitamin C and vitamin K.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 141% more than broccoli.
  • Mung beans have 19 times more copper than broccoli. Mung beans have 0.941mg of copper, while broccoli has 0.049mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Broccoli, 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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +294.3%
Contains more IronIron +823.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1820.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +553.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +456.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +228%

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +774.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +252.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +892.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +423.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1758.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1028.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Broccoli DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 63µg 141%
Copper 0.941mg 0.049mg 99%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 89.2mg 94%
Vitamin K 9µg 101.6µg 77%
Iron 6.74mg 0.73mg 75%
Fiber 16.3g 2.6g 55%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.071mg 46%
Phosphorus 367mg 66mg 43%
Protein 23.86g 2.82g 42%
Magnesium 189mg 21mg 40%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.21mg 36%
Potassium 1246mg 316mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.573mg 27%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.41mg 21%
Carbs 62.62g 6.64g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.175mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 34kcal 16%
Choline 97.9mg 18.7mg 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 2.5µg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.639mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.117mg 9%
Calcium 132mg 47mg 9%
Vitamin A 6µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.78mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.038g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.039g 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.37g 1%
Sodium 15mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 4.04g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 1.7g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.117mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.059mg 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
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +746.1%
Contains more FatsFats +210.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +843.1%
Contains more OtherOther +281.6%
Contains more WaterWater +886.7%

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
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1363.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +910.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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.