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Mung bean vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mung beans and lychee

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and potassium; however, lychee has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 153% higher.
  • Lychee has 56 times less vitamin B1 than mung beans. Mung beans have 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while lychee has 0.011mg.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Litchis, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2540%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +628.7%
Contains more IronIron +2074.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +535.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3728.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1083.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1781.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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%
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +282%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2150%
Contains more FolateFolate +4364.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1278.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1389.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Lychee DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 14µg 153%
Copper 0.941mg 0.148mg 88%
Iron 6.74mg 0.31mg 80%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 71.5mg 74%
Fiber 16.3g 1.3g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.011mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 31mg 48%
Protein 23.86g 0.83g 46%
Magnesium 189mg 10mg 43%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.055mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 171mg 32%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.07mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.1mg 22%
Choline 97.9mg 7.1mg 17%
Carbs 62.62g 16.53g 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.6µg 14%
Calories 347kcal 66kcal 14%
Calcium 132mg 5mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.065mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.603mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.4µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.07mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.132g 2%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.44g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.099g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 15.23g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.009mg 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
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2774.7%
Contains more FatsFats +161.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +278.8%
Contains more OtherOther +654.5%
Contains more WaterWater +803.4%

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
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +190.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.6%

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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.