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Mung bean vs. Heart of palm — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mung beans and heart of palm

  • Mung beans have more folate, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, and choline; however, heart of palm is richer in vitamin B6 and potassium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 150% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Hearts of palm, raw.

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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 7.1% 5.4% 159% 63% 215% 102% 60% 1.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more IronIron +298.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1071.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.2%
~equal in Sodium ~14mg

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 27% 1% 10% 0% 13% 42% 17% 0% 187% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1142%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2504.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +112%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Heart of palm DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 24µg 150%
Iron 6.74mg 1.69mg 63%
Fiber 16.3g 1.5g 59%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.05mg 48%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Magnesium 189mg 10mg 43%
Protein 23.86g 2.7g 42%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.81mg 33%
Copper 0.941mg 0.644mg 33%
Phosphorus 367mg 140mg 32%
Choline 97.9mg 0mg 18%
Potassium 1246mg 1806mg 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.7µg 14%
Calories 347kcal 115kcal 12%
Carbs 62.62g 25.61g 12%
Calcium 132mg 18mg 11%
Zinc 2.68mg 3.73mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.9mg 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.18mg 4%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 8mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.089g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.046g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 24.11g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 17.16g N/A
Sodium 15mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.005g 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
3% 26% 70% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 25.61 g
Water: 69.5 g
Other: 1.99 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +783.7%
Contains more FatsFats +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +144.5%
Contains more OtherOther +66.8%
Contains more WaterWater +668%

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
33% 4% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.046 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +331.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%

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. Heart of palm - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167714/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.