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Mung bean vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and chinese broccoli different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B5, and manganese; however, chinese broccoli is richer in vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 132% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 15 times more copper than chinese broccoli. While mung beans contain 0.941mg of copper, chinese broccoli contains only 0.061mg.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Broccoli, chinese, cooked are the varieties 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +377.4%
Contains more IronIron +1103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1442.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +587.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +795.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +292%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +530.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +553.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +415.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +445.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +531.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +287%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +487.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +842.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.48mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 99µg 132%
Copper 0.941mg 0.061mg 98%
Iron 6.74mg 0.56mg 77%
Vitamin K 9µg 84.8µg 63%
Fiber 16.3g 2.5g 55%
Phosphorus 367mg 41mg 47%
Protein 23.86g 1.14g 45%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.095mg 44%
Magnesium 189mg 18mg 41%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.159mg 35%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.264mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 261mg 29%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 28.2mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.07mg 24%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.39mg 21%
Carbs 62.62g 3.81g 20%
Calories 347kcal 22kcal 16%
Choline 97.9mg 25.3mg 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.3µg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.437mg 11%
Vitamin A 6µg 82µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.146mg 7%
Calcium 132mg 100mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.11g 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.72g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.84g N/A
Sodium 15mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.48mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.05g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.33g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1993%
Contains more FatsFats +59.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1543.6%
Contains more OtherOther +320.3%
Contains more WaterWater +933.6%

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
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +222%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.4%

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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.