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Mung bean vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and eggplant different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium than eggplant.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 151% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 29 times more iron than eggplant. While mung beans contain 6.74mg of iron, eggplant contains only 0.23mg.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Eggplant, raw 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +444.1%
Contains more IronIron +2830.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1061.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1429.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +346.1%
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1492.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +529.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +246.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +579.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2740.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +1318.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Eggplant DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 22µg 151%
Copper 0.941mg 0.081mg 96%
Iron 6.74mg 0.23mg 81%
Fiber 16.3g 3g 53%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.039mg 49%
Phosphorus 367mg 24mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 0.98g 46%
Magnesium 189mg 14mg 42%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.232mg 35%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.281mg 33%
Potassium 1246mg 229mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.084mg 23%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.16mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 5.88g 19%
Choline 97.9mg 6.9mg 17%
Calories 347kcal 25kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.037mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.3µg 14%
Calcium 132mg 9mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.649mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 3.5µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 2.2mg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.076g 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.18g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Sodium 15mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.034g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 3.53g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2334.7%
Contains more FatsFats +538.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +965%
Contains more OtherOther +403%
Contains more WaterWater +919.9%

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +906.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +405.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.2%

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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.