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Mung bean vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mung beans and coconut

  • Coconut contains less folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, fiber, and potassium than mung beans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 150% higher.
  • Coconut has 9 times less vitamin B1 than mung beans. Mung beans have 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while coconut has 0.066mg.
  • Mung beans are lower in saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Nuts, coconut meat, 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 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +842.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250%
Contains more IronIron +177.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +224.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23.2%

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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +840.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1065%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +316.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +536.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +607.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4400%
Contains more FolateFolate +2303.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +709.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Coconut DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 26µg 150%
Saturated fat 0.348g 29.698g 133%
Copper 0.941mg 0.435mg 56%
Iron 6.74mg 2.43mg 54%
Fats 1.15g 33.49g 50%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.066mg 46%
Protein 23.86g 3.33g 41%
Magnesium 189mg 32mg 37%
Phosphorus 367mg 113mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.3mg 32%
Fiber 16.3g 9g 29%
Potassium 1246mg 356mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.054mg 25%
Manganese 1.035mg 1.5mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.02mg 16%
Carbs 62.62g 15.23g 16%
Choline 97.9mg 12.1mg 16%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.1mg 14%
Calcium 132mg 14mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.54mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.2µg 7%
Selenium 8.2µg 10.1µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 1.425g 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 3.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Calories 347kcal 354kcal 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 6.23g N/A
Sodium 15mg 20mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.366g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.077mg 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% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +616.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +311.2%
Contains more OtherOther +245.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2812.2%
Contains more WaterWater +419.2%

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
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +785.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.366g

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. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.