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Mung bean vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and herbal tea different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B6 than herbal tea.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 156% higher.
  • Herbal tea has a lower glycemic index (0) than mung beans (31).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed are the varieties used in this article.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6130%
Contains more IronIron +8325%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +6600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%

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% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
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 +5527.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +62400%
Contains more CholineCholine +24375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Herbal tea DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 1µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0mg 105%
Iron 6.74mg 0.08mg 83%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0mg 52%
Phosphorus 367mg 1mg 52%
Protein 23.86g 0g 48%
Magnesium 189mg 3mg 44%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 20mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0mg 29%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.477mg 24%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.04mg 24%
Carbs 62.62g 0g 21%
Choline 97.9mg 0.4mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0mg 18%
Calories 347kcal 0kcal 17%
Selenium 8.2µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.04mg 14%
Calcium 132mg 8mg 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0g 3%
Fats 1.15g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0g N/A
Sodium 15mg 4mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +690.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1000.3%

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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.