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Mung bean vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mung beans and chickpeas?

  • Mung beans are richer than chickpeas in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 113% more.
  • Mung beans have 7 times more vitamin B5 than chickpeas. While mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, chickpeas have only 0.286mg.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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 34% 15% 26% 108% 117% 42% 72% 0.91% 134% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +293.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +169.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +328.2%
Contains more IronIron +133.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +167.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +121.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
~equal in Manganese ~1.03mg

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 4.3% 0.33% 7% 0% 29% 15% 9.9% 17% 32% 0% 10% 129% 23%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +435.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +269.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +327.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +567.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +174.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +263.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +128.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Chickpeas DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 172µg 113%
Copper 0.941mg 0.352mg 65%
Iron 6.74mg 2.89mg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.116mg 42%
Fiber 16.3g 7.6g 35%
Magnesium 189mg 48mg 34%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.286mg 32%
Protein 23.86g 8.86g 30%
Potassium 1246mg 291mg 28%
Phosphorus 367mg 168mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.139mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.063mg 13%
Carbs 62.62g 27.42g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.526mg 11%
Choline 97.9mg 42.8mg 10%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.53mg 10%
Calories 347kcal 164kcal 9%
Calcium 132mg 49mg 8%
Selenium 8.2µg 3.7µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 1.156g 5%
Vitamin K 9µg 4µg 4%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.3mg 4%
Fats 1.15g 2.59g 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.35mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.583g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 19.82g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 4.8g N/A
Sodium 15mg 7mg 0%
Manganese 1.035mg 1.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.269g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.329mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.38mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.631mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.593mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.475mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.244mg 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% 3% 27% 60%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 27.42 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.4%
Contains more OtherOther +260.9%
Contains more FatsFats +125.2%
Contains more WaterWater +565.3%

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
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.156 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +262.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201%

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. Chickpeas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173757/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.