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Mung bean vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mung beans and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 155% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber contains 33 times less fiber than mung beans. Mung beans contain 16.3g of fiber, while cucumber contains 0.5g.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Cucumber, with peel, 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1353.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +747.6%
Contains more IronIron +2307.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2195.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1429.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1210.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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%
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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +606.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2196.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +855%
Contains more FolateFolate +8828.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +1531.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +82.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Cucumber DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 7µg 155%
Copper 0.941mg 0.041mg 100%
Iron 6.74mg 0.28mg 81%
Fiber 16.3g 0.5g 63%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.027mg 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 24mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 0.65g 46%
Magnesium 189mg 13mg 42%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.079mg 42%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.259mg 33%
Potassium 1246mg 147mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.04mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.2mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 3.63g 20%
Choline 97.9mg 6mg 17%
Calories 347kcal 15kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.033mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.3µg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.098mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 16mg 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 16.4µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.03mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.032g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.11g 2%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 2.8mg 2%
Sodium 15mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.037g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3570.8%
Contains more FatsFats +945.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1625.1%
Contains more OtherOther +773.7%
Contains more WaterWater +952.3%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.4%

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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.