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Mung bean vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mung beans and longan

  • Mung beans have more copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and zinc; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 88% more.
  • Mung beans contain 54 times more zinc than longan. Mung beans contain 2.68mg of zinc, while longan contains 0.05mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of longan is 45, while the glycemic index of mung beans is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Longans, 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% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +368.4%
Contains more IronIron +5084.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +456.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +5260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1647.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1890.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1903.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +650.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Longan DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 156%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 84mg 88%
Copper 0.941mg 0.169mg 86%
Iron 6.74mg 0.13mg 83%
Fiber 16.3g 1.1g 61%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.031mg 49%
Phosphorus 367mg 21mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 1.31g 45%
Magnesium 189mg 10mg 43%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.052mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 266mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 29%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.05mg 24%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 15.14g 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Calories 347kcal 60kcal 14%
Calcium 132mg 1mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.3mg 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.14mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.1g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 2%
Sodium 15mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.012mg 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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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1721.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +313.6%
Contains more OtherOther +374.3%
Contains more WaterWater +814.4%

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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.