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Mung bean vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mung beans and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar contains less folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium than mung beans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 156% higher.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +836.8%
Contains more IronIron +849.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1902.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +8833.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9075%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1517.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +583.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1946.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1347%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +831.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +62400%
Contains more CholineCholine +4156.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Brown sugar DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 1µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0.047mg 99%
Iron 6.74mg 0.71mg 75%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Phosphorus 367mg 4mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0mg 52%
Protein 23.86g 0.12g 47%
Magnesium 189mg 9mg 43%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.064mg 42%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.132mg 36%
Potassium 1246mg 133mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.041mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.03mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0mg 18%
Choline 97.9mg 2.3mg 17%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.2µg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.11mg 13%
Carbs 62.62g 98.09g 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 132mg 83mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0g 2%
Calories 347kcal 380kcal 2%
Fats 1.15g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 15mg 28mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 97.02g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19783.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +575.4%
Contains more OtherOther +637.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.6%

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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.