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Mung bean vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and minestrone

  • Mung beans are richer than minestrone in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 153% more than minestrone.
  • Mung beans have 63 times more magnesium than minestrone. Mung beans have 189mg of magnesium, while minestrone has 3mg.
  • Minestrone has a higher glycemic index (47) than mung beans (31).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +842.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +858.5%
Contains more IronIron +1673.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1745.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +764.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1495.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +580.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +860%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2722.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1194.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +475.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +831.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4066.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +716.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Minestrone DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 15µg 153%
Copper 0.941mg 0.051mg 99%
Iron 6.74mg 0.38mg 80%
Fiber 16.3g 0.4g 64%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.022mg 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 23mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 1.77g 44%
Magnesium 189mg 3mg 44%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.152mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.14mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 130mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.041mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.31mg 22%
Carbs 62.62g 4.66g 19%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.018mg 17%
Calories 347kcal 34kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Calcium 132mg 14mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.391mg 12%
Sodium 15mg 254mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin A 6µg 49µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0.5mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.46g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.23g 1%
Fats 1.15g 1.04g 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.29g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.03mg 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
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1248%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1243.8%
Contains more OtherOther +176.7%
Contains more WaterWater +909.2%
~equal in Fats ~1.04g

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
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.8%

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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.