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Mung bean vs. Coriander — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mung beans and coriander

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B5; however, coriander is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Coriander covers your daily vitamin K needs 251% more than mung beans.
  • Coriander contains 10 times less folate than mung beans. Mung beans contain 625µg of folate, while coriander contains 62µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Coriander (cilantro) leaves, 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 19% 20% 46% 66% 75% 14% 21% 6% 56% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +626.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.2%
Contains more IronIron +280.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +318.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +436%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +664.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +811.1%

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 90% 112% 50% 0% 17% 37% 21% 34% 34% 0% 775% 47% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +826.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +235.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +908.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +664.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +462.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5516.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +390.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3344.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Coriander DV% diff.
Vitamin K 9µg 310µg 251%
Folate 625µg 62µg 141%
Copper 0.941mg 0.225mg 80%
Iron 6.74mg 1.77mg 62%
Fiber 16.3g 2.8g 54%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.067mg 46%
Phosphorus 367mg 48mg 46%
Protein 23.86g 2.13g 43%
Magnesium 189mg 26mg 39%
Vitamin A 6µg 337µg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.57mg 27%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.426mg 26%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 27mg 25%
Potassium 1246mg 521mg 21%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.5mg 20%
Carbs 62.62g 3.67g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.149mg 18%
Calories 347kcal 23kcal 16%
Choline 97.9mg 12.8mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 2.5mg 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.9µg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.114mg 7%
Calcium 132mg 67mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.162mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.04g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.014g 2%
Sodium 15mg 46mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 0.87g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.87g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.275g 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
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.13 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 3.67 g
Water: 92.21 g
Other: 1.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1020.2%
Contains more FatsFats +121.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1606.3%
Contains more OtherOther +125.9%
Contains more WaterWater +918.9%

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
4% 84% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.275 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +860%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70.8%

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. Coriander - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169997/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.