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Mung bean vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mung beans and cod

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, manganese, and magnesium; however, cod is higher in vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B12.
  • Cod covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 3022% more than mung beans.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Fish, cod, Atlantic, 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%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.7%
Contains more IronIron +1673.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3260.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +495.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +303.7%

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%
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +380%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +717.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8900%
Contains more FolateFolate +8828.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7910.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 153mg 3022%
Folate 625µg 7µg 155%
Copper 0.941mg 0.028mg 101%
Iron 6.74mg 0.38mg 80%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.076mg 45%
Selenium 8.2µg 33.1µg 45%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.015mg 44%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Magnesium 189mg 32mg 37%
Potassium 1246mg 413mg 25%
Phosphorus 367mg 203mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 0g 21%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.45mg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 43mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.065mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 82kcal 13%
Protein 23.86g 17.81g 12%
Calcium 132mg 16mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.245mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.1µg 7%
Choline 97.9mg 65.2mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 36IU 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1mg 4%
Sodium 15mg 54mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.231g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 12µg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.67g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.131g 1%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 2.063mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.64mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34%
Contains more FatsFats +71.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1006.7%
Contains more WaterWater +797.5%

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
Cod
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.4%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.