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Mung bean vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and lentil

  • Mung beans are richer than lentil in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 111% more than lentil.
  • Mung beans have 5 times more magnesium than lentil. Mung beans have 189mg of magnesium, while lentil has 36mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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%
Lentil
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +594.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237.7%
Contains more IronIron +102.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +274.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +111%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +192.9%
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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
Lentil
Lentil
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5% 0% 0% 2.2% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +220%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +267.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +219.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +199.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +429.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 181µg 111%
Copper 0.941mg 0.251mg 77%
Iron 6.74mg 3.33mg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.169mg 38%
Magnesium 189mg 36mg 36%
Fiber 16.3g 7.9g 34%
Protein 23.86g 9.02g 30%
Phosphorus 367mg 180mg 27%
Potassium 1246mg 369mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.638mg 25%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.494mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.178mg 16%
Carbs 62.62g 20.13g 14%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.27mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 116kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.073mg 12%
Choline 97.9mg 32.7mg 12%
Calcium 132mg 19mg 11%
Selenium 8.2µg 2.8µg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.06mg 7%
Vitamin K 9µg 1.7µg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.5mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.11mg 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.38g 1%
Sodium 15mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.053g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.175g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 7.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 129kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 86g N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 1.8g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +164.5%
Contains more FatsFats +202.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.1%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +669.5%

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
Lentil
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +151.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.8%

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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.