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Mung bean vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mung beans and fettuccine

  • Mung beans have more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B2 than fettuccine.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 155% more.
  • Mung beans contain 32 times more magnesium than fettuccine. Mung beans contain 189mg of magnesium, while fettuccine contains 6mg.
  • Fettuccine has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fettuccine is 47, while the glycemic index of mung beans is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree.

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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 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +371.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +641.7%
Contains more IronIron +1023.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2580%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1368%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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% 0% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +590%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +664%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +10316.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Fettuccine DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 6µg 155%
Copper 0.941mg 105%
Iron 6.74mg 0.6mg 77%
Fiber 16.3g 2g 57%
Phosphorus 367mg 25mg 49%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Magnesium 189mg 6mg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.09mg 44%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Protein 23.86g 6.2g 35%
Potassium 1246mg 168mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.05mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.1mg 23%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 14g 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.07mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 99kcal 12%
Calcium 132mg 28mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Sodium 15mg 166mg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.9g 3%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.9g 2%
Fats 1.15g 2.7g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 12g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 1.3g N/A
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.45mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.4g 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
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +284.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +347.3%
Contains more OtherOther +74.7%
Contains more FatsFats +134.8%
Contains more WaterWater +730.9%

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
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +459%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.4g

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

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.