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Mung bean vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and ginger ale?

  • Ginger ale has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 156% higher.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than ginger ale.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124500%
Contains more IronIron +3644.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +5127.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +5260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7861.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Ginger ale DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 0µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0.018mg 103%
Iron 6.74mg 0.18mg 82%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0mg 52%
Phosphorus 367mg 0mg 52%
Protein 23.86g 0g 48%
Magnesium 189mg 1mg 45%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.013mg 44%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 1mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0mg 29%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.05mg 24%
Choline 97.9mg 0mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 8.76g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0mg 18%
Calories 347kcal 34kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.1µg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0mg 14%
Calcium 132mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0g 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Fats 1.15g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 8.76g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 8.9g N/A
Sodium 15mg 7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0g 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +614.8%
Contains more OtherOther +33100%
Contains more WaterWater +908.1%

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 ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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.