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Mung bean vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and ginger?

  • Ginger has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B5, and potassium than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 154% higher.
  • Mung beans have 25 times more vitamin B1 than ginger. Mung beans have 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while ginger has 0.025mg.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index than mung beans.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Ginger root, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +339.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200.2%
Contains more IronIron +1023.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +316.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +688.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +979.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +352%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1071.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.3%

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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2384%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +585.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +840.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8900%
Contains more FolateFolate +5581.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +239.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Ginger DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 11µg 154%
Copper 0.941mg 0.226mg 79%
Iron 6.74mg 0.6mg 77%
Fiber 16.3g 2g 57%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.025mg 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 34mg 48%
Protein 23.86g 1.82g 44%
Magnesium 189mg 43mg 35%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.229mg 35%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.203mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 415mg 24%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.34mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.16mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.034mg 15%
Carbs 62.62g 17.77g 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.7µg 14%
Choline 97.9mg 28.8mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 80kcal 13%
Calcium 132mg 16mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.75mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.1µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.26mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.154g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.203g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 5mg 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 15mg 13mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1211%
Contains more FatsFats +53.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +252.4%
Contains more OtherOther +331.2%
Contains more WaterWater +771.7%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.154g

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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.