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Mung bean vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mung beans and garlic

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B1, and phosphorus; however, garlic is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 156% more than garlic.
  • Garlic contains 8 times less fiber than mung beans. Mung beans contain 16.3g of fiber, while garlic contains 2.1g.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Garlic, 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 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +656%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +210.7%
Contains more IronIron +296.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +214.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.2%

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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +221.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +429.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +20733.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +322%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +550%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Garlic DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 3µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0.299mg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 1.235mg 66%
Iron 6.74mg 1.7mg 63%
Fiber 16.3g 2.1g 57%
Magnesium 189mg 25mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.2mg 35%
Protein 23.86g 6.36g 35%
Phosphorus 367mg 153mg 31%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 31.2mg 29%
Manganese 1.035mg 1.672mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.596mg 26%
Potassium 1246mg 401mg 25%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.16mg 14%
Choline 97.9mg 23.2mg 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 14.2µg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.7mg 10%
Calories 347kcal 149kcal 10%
Carbs 62.62g 33.06g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.11mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 1.7µg 6%
Calcium 132mg 181mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.08mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.249g 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.089g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 1g N/A
Sodium 15mg 17mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.113mg 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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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +275.2%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.4%
Contains more OtherOther +121.3%
Contains more WaterWater +547.3%

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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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1363.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%

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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.