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Mung bean vs. Palm oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mung beans and palm oil

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B5; however, palm oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Palm oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 245% more than mung beans.
  • Mung beans have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Oil, palm.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +67300%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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%
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% 319% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +32533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3025.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Palm oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.348g 49.3g 223%
Folate 625µg 0µg 156%
Fats 1.15g 100g 152%
Copper 0.941mg 0mg 105%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 15.94mg 103%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 37g 92%
Iron 6.74mg 0.01mg 84%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 9.3g 59%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0mg 52%
Phosphorus 367mg 0mg 52%
Protein 23.86g 0g 48%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Magnesium 189mg 0mg 45%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 0mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0mg 29%
Calories 347kcal 884kcal 27%
Zinc 2.68mg 0mg 24%
Carbs 62.62g 0g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0mg 18%
Choline 97.9mg 0.3mg 18%
Selenium 8.2µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0mg 14%
Calcium 132mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 15mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 9µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +8595.7%

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
52% 39% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 49.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22881.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2321.9%

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. Palm oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171015/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.