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Mung bean vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and gingerbread?

  • Gingerbread has less folate, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, potassium, and zinc than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 148% higher.
  • Mung beans have 7 times more zinc than gingerbread. Mung beans have 2.68mg of zinc, while gingerbread has 0.39mg.
  • Mung beans contain less saturated fat.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.8%
Contains more IronIron +134%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +587.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +579.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +98.8%

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% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +409.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +101.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1793.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Gingerbread DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 33µg 148%
Copper 0.941mg 0.195mg 83%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Iron 6.74mg 2.88mg 48%
Phosphorus 367mg 54mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 3.9g 40%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.19mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.375mg 31%
Magnesium 189mg 70mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 4.216g 26%
Potassium 1246mg 439mg 24%
Fats 1.15g 16.4g 23%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.39mg 21%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 7.124g 17%
Saturated fat 0.348g 4.122g 17%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.683mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 16.3µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.19mg 15%
Sodium 15mg 327mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Calcium 132mg 71mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.162mg 5%
Carbs 62.62g 49.2g 4%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.738mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 14µg 1%
Calories 347kcal 356kcal 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +511.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.3%
Contains more OtherOther +32.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1326.1%
Contains more WaterWater +209.4%

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4324.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +997.9%

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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.