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Mung bean vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and daikon

  • Mung beans are richer than daikon in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 149% more than daikon.
  • Mung beans have 31 times more vitamin B1 than daikon. Mung beans have 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while daikon has 0.02mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Radishes, oriental, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1081.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +448.9%
Contains more IronIron +1585%
Contains more CopperCopper +718.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1686.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1495.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2623.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1071.4%

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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3005%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1065%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1025.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1284.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +730.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2900%
Contains more FolateFolate +2132.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +1241.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +358.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Daikon DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 28µg 149%
Copper 0.941mg 0.115mg 92%
Iron 6.74mg 0.4mg 79%
Fiber 16.3g 1.6g 59%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.02mg 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 23mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 0.6g 47%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.038mg 43%
Magnesium 189mg 16mg 41%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.138mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 227mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.046mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.15mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 4.1g 20%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 22mg 19%
Choline 97.9mg 7.3mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.02mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 18kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.7µg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.2mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 27mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.045g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.03g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 15mg 21mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.02mg 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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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3876.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1427.3%
Contains more OtherOther +472.4%
Contains more WaterWater +945.5%

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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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +847.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +753.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%

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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.