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Mung bean vs. Figs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and figs different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium than figs.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 155% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 26 times more phosphorus than figs. While mung beans contain 367mg of phosphorus, figs contain only 14mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than figs (61).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Figs, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1011.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +277.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +437.1%
Contains more IronIron +1721.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1244.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1686.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2521.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +708.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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%
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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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +935%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +462.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +536.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +238.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +91.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +10316.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +1983%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Figs DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 6µg 155%
Copper 0.941mg 0.07mg 97%
Iron 6.74mg 0.37mg 80%
Fiber 16.3g 2.9g 54%
Phosphorus 367mg 14mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.06mg 47%
Protein 23.86g 0.75g 46%
Magnesium 189mg 17mg 41%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.128mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.3mg 32%
Potassium 1246mg 232mg 30%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.15mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.113mg 21%
Choline 97.9mg 4.7mg 17%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.2µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.05mg 14%
Calories 347kcal 74kcal 14%
Carbs 62.62g 19.18g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.4mg 12%
Calcium 132mg 35mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 4.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 2mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.144g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.3g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.06g 1%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 16.28g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 16.26g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.066g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.024mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.018mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.011mg 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
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19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3081.3%
Contains more FatsFats +283.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +226.5%
Contains more OtherOther +403%
Contains more WaterWater +774.1%

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
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22% 24% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.066 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.144 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +143.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.8%

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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/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.