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Mung bean vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mung beans and ground beef

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, and potassium; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 155% more than ground beef.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1011.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +417%
Contains more IronIron +196.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1091.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11400%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +132.9%

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +273%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +210.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +8828.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Ground beef DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 7µg 155%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Copper 0.941mg 0.079mg 96%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Iron 6.74mg 2.27mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.051mg 48%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.009mg 45%
Magnesium 189mg 17mg 41%
Potassium 1246mg 241mg 30%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Zinc 2.68mg 5.84mg 29%
Phosphorus 367mg 166mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.512mg 28%
Saturated fat 0.348g 6.073g 26%
Fats 1.15g 15.37g 22%
Carbs 62.62g 0g 21%
Selenium 8.2µg 19.1µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 7.322g 18%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 4.026mg 11%
Calcium 132mg 33mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 2.9µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.311mg 5%
Calories 347kcal 241kcal 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.171mg 5%
Choline 97.9mg 73.2mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.12mg 3%
Sodium 15mg 73mg 3%
Protein 23.86g 23.87g 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 6.6g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 1.173g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.408g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1236.5%
Contains more WaterWater +545%
~equal in Protein ~23.87g

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4447.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.408g

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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.