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Mung bean vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and English muffins different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B5 than English muffins.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 147% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 10 times more potassium than English muffins. While mung beans contain 1246mg of potassium, English muffins contain only 131mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than English muffins (77).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) 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 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +851.1%
Contains more IronIron +657.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +629.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +189.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +243.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +328.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +788.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1589.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean English muffin DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 37µg 147%
Copper 0.941mg 0.129mg 90%
Iron 6.74mg 0.89mg 73%
Fiber 16.3g 2.7g 54%
Magnesium 189mg 21mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.181mg 37%
Phosphorus 367mg 133mg 33%
Potassium 1246mg 131mg 33%
Protein 23.86g 7.7g 32%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.446mg 29%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.357mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.043mg 26%
Sodium 15mg 464mg 20%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.7mg 18%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Calcium 132mg 52mg 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.154mg 6%
Calories 347kcal 235kcal 6%
Carbs 62.62g 46g 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.566mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.888g 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Fats 1.15g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.259g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.302g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.379mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.17mg 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
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +209.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38.3%
Contains more FatsFats +56.5%
Contains more WaterWater +365.2%

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
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +131.3%

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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.