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Mung bean vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and orange juice?

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet orange juice is richer in vitamin C.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 149% higher.
  • Mung beans have 82 times more fiber than orange juice. Mung beans have 16.3g of fiber, while orange juice has 0.2g.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than orange juice.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Orange juice, raw types in this comparison.

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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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1618.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +523%
Contains more IronIron +3270%
Contains more CopperCopper +2038.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2058.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7292.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8100%
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%
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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +590%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +676.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +462.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +905.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +855%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1983.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1479%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +941.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Orange juice DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 30µg 149%
Copper 0.941mg 0.044mg 100%
Iron 6.74mg 0.2mg 82%
Fiber 16.3g 0.2g 64%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 50mg 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 17mg 50%
Protein 23.86g 0.7g 46%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.014mg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.09mg 44%
Magnesium 189mg 11mg 42%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.19mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 200mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.04mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.05mg 24%
Carbs 62.62g 10.4g 17%
Choline 97.9mg 6.2mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.03mg 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.1µg 15%
Calories 347kcal 45kcal 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.4mg 12%
Calcium 132mg 11mg 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.1µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.04g 2%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.024g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 8.4g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 10µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.003mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3308.6%
Contains more FatsFats +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +502.1%
Contains more OtherOther +730%
Contains more WaterWater +875.7%

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
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +347.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +860%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%

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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.