Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Grains
  4. Mung bean
  5. Compare
  6. Mung bean vs. Great northern beans

Mung bean vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between mung beans and great northern beans

  • Great northern beans has less folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, and manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 131% more than great northern beans.
  • Great northern beans contains 7 times less vitamin B5 than mung beans. Mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while great northern beans contains 0.266mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

Infographic

Mung bean vs Great northern beans infographic
Infographic link

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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.7%
Contains more IronIron +216.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +281%
Contains more ZincZinc +204.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +293%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +294.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +618%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +512.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Great northern beans DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 102µg 131%
Copper 0.941mg 0.247mg 77%
Iron 6.74mg 2.13mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.158mg 39%
Fiber 16.3g 7g 37%
Magnesium 189mg 50mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.266mg 33%
Protein 23.86g 8.33g 31%
Phosphorus 367mg 165mg 29%
Potassium 1246mg 391mg 25%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.518mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.117mg 20%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.88mg 16%
Carbs 62.62g 21.09g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.059mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 118kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.681mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Selenium 8.2µg 4.1µg 7%
Calcium 132mg 68mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.187g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.45g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.14g 1%
Sodium 15mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 14.09g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.021g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.232mg 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
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.4%
Contains more FatsFats +155.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +196.9%
Contains more OtherOther +193.8%
Contains more WaterWater +662.4%

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
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +666.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%

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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.