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Mung bean vs. Okara — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and okara

  • Mung beans are richer than okara in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 150% more than okara.
  • Mung beans have 31 times more vitamin B1 than okara. Mung beans have 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while okara has 0.02mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Okara.

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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%
Okara
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 24% 19% 49% 67% 15% 26% 1.2% 53% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +626.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +485%
Contains more IronIron +418.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +370.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +511.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +156.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.3%

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%
Okara
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 1.9% 5.3% 27% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3005%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1065%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2151%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2070.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +232.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2303.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Okara DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 26µg 150%
Copper 0.941mg 0.2mg 82%
Iron 6.74mg 1.3mg 68%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.02mg 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 60mg 44%
Protein 23.86g 3.52g 41%
Magnesium 189mg 26mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.088mg 36%
Potassium 1246mg 213mg 30%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.404mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.115mg 21%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.56mg 19%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 12.23g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.02mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 76kcal 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.1mg 13%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 132mg 80mg 5%
Selenium 8.2µg 10.6µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.755g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.15g 1.73g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.193g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Sodium 15mg 9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.159mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.244mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.212mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.041mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.093mg 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
Okara
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4% 2% 12% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 1.73 g
Carbs: 12.23 g
Water: 81.64 g
Other: 0.88 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +577.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +412%
Contains more OtherOther +277.3%
Contains more FatsFats +50.4%
Contains more WaterWater +802.1%

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
Okara
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.193 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.755 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96.6%

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. Okara - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172452/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.