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Mung bean vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and corn syrup different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium than corn syrup.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 156% higher.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than corn syrup (90).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2731.8%
Contains more IronIron +1721.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1675.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +6600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3236.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +935%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +182.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11155%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4144.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +636.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Corn syrup DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 0µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0.053mg 99%
Iron 6.74mg 0.37mg 80%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Phosphorus 367mg 11mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.011mg 51%
Protein 23.86g 0g 48%
Magnesium 189mg 8mg 43%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.1mg 41%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.023mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 44mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.009mg 29%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.04mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.009mg 17%
Choline 97.9mg 13.3mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.02mg 14%
Calcium 132mg 18mg 11%
Selenium 8.2µg 2.9µg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Sodium 15mg 155mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 62.62g 77.59g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0g 3%
Calories 347kcal 286kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 77.59g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0g 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +730%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.9%
Contains more WaterWater +143.2%

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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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