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Mung bean vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and croissant different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and manganese; however, croissant is richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 134% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 12 times more magnesium than croissant. While mung beans contain 189mg of magnesium, croissant contains only 16mg.
  • Mung beans have less saturated fat.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than croissant (56).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Croissants, butter 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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1081.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +256.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +955.9%
Contains more IronIron +232%
Contains more CopperCopper +1076.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +257.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +249.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +213.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +176.8%

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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +558.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +610.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.241mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.188mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Croissant DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 88µg 134%
Copper 0.941mg 0.08mg 96%
Iron 6.74mg 2.03mg 59%
Fiber 16.3g 2.6g 55%
Saturated fat 0.348g 11.659g 51%
Magnesium 189mg 16mg 41%
Phosphorus 367mg 105mg 37%
Potassium 1246mg 118mg 33%
Protein 23.86g 8.2g 31%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.33mg 31%
Fats 1.15g 21g 31%
Selenium 8.2µg 22.7µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.058mg 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Vitamin A 6µg 206µg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.861mg 21%
Sodium 15mg 467mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.388mg 19%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.75mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 5.525g 13%
Choline 97.9mg 38.8mg 11%
Calcium 132mg 37mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Carbs 62.62g 45.8g 6%
Vitamin K 9µg 1.8µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 1.094g 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0.2mg 5%
Calories 347kcal 406kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.241mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 11.26g N/A
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 2.188mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g 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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.7%
Contains more OtherOther +84.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1726.1%
Contains more WaterWater +156.4%

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
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3331.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.9%

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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.