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Mung bean vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and noodles

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B5, and manganese, while noodles is higher in selenium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 135% more than noodles.
  • Mung beans have 33 times more potassium than noodles. Mung beans have 1246mg of potassium, while noodles has 38mg.
  • Noodles has a higher glycemic index (50) than mung beans (31).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3178.9%
Contains more IronIron +358.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +860.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +312.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +382.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +191.5%

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 0% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +626.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +730.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +644%
Contains more CholineCholine +280.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~6µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.077mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Noodles DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 84µg 135%
Copper 0.941mg 0.098mg 94%
Iron 6.74mg 1.47mg 66%
Fiber 16.3g 1.2g 60%
Phosphorus 367mg 76mg 42%
Magnesium 189mg 21mg 40%
Protein 23.86g 4.54g 39%
Potassium 1246mg 38mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.263mg 33%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.315mg 31%
Selenium 8.2µg 23.9µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.289mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.046mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.65mg 18%
Choline 97.9mg 25.7mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 12mg 12%
Carbs 62.62g 25.16g 12%
Calories 347kcal 138kcal 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.136mg 7%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.17mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.581g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 2.077mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 2.07g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.552g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 15mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 6µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.419g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +425.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.9%
Contains more OtherOther +564%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +648.4%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.8%

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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.