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Mung bean vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mung beans and lentil soup?

  • Mung beans are richer than lentil soup in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 151% more.
  • Mung beans have 21 times more magnesium than lentil soup. While mung beans have 189mg of magnesium, lentil soup has only 9mg.
  • The amount of sodium in mung beans is lower.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is lower.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve types 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 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +676.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +765.3%
Contains more IronIron +529.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1244.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +793.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +395.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +762.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +787.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +417.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +324.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3025%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Lentil soup DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 20µg 151%
Copper 0.941mg 0.07mg 97%
Iron 6.74mg 1.07mg 71%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.07mg 46%
Magnesium 189mg 9mg 43%
Phosphorus 367mg 74mg 42%
Protein 23.86g 3.74g 40%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.12mg 40%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.14mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 144mg 32%
Sodium 15mg 532mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.09mg 22%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.3mg 22%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 8.16g 18%
Calories 347kcal 56kcal 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.3µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.045mg 14%
Calcium 132mg 17mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.545mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.13g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.52g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.45g 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
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +538%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +667.4%
Contains more OtherOther +169.9%
Contains more WaterWater +847.5%
~equal in Fats ~1.12g

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
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +195.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +223%

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 soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/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.