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Mung bean vs. Drumstick tree — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and drumstick tree

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and potassium, while drumstick tree is higher in vitamin C.
  • Drumstick tree covers your daily vitamin C needs 151% more than mung beans.
  • Mung beans have 19 times more iron than drumstick tree. Mung beans have 6.74mg of iron, while drumstick tree has 0.36mg.
  • Mung beans have a higher glycemic index (31) than drumstick tree (0).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Drumstick pods, 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.3%
Contains more IronIron +1772.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1020.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +495.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +634%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +299.6%
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%
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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1071.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +214.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1320.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2837.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Drumstick tree DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.8mg 141mg 151%
Folate 625µg 44µg 145%
Copper 0.941mg 0.084mg 95%
Iron 6.74mg 0.36mg 80%
Fiber 16.3g 3.2g 52%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.053mg 47%
Phosphorus 367mg 50mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 2.1g 44%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.259mg 34%
Magnesium 189mg 45mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 461mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.794mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.12mg 20%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.45mg 20%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 8.53g 18%
Calories 347kcal 37kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.7µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.074mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.62mg 10%
Calcium 132mg 30mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.003g 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.033g 1%
Sodium 15mg 42mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 5.33g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.102g 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% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1036.2%
Contains more FatsFats +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +634.1%
Contains more OtherOther +242.3%
Contains more WaterWater +874.6%

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
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12700%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%

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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.