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Mung bean vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and chili pepper different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B5; however, chili pepper is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 154% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 27 times more folate than chili pepper. While mung beans contain 625µg of folate, chili pepper contains only 23µg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than chili pepper (45).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +721.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +842.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +287%
Contains more IronIron +554.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +629.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +930.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +753.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +453.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1540%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +850.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2617.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +798.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2893.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +55.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.8mg 143.7mg 154%
Folate 625µg 23µg 151%
Copper 0.941mg 0.129mg 90%
Iron 6.74mg 1.03mg 71%
Fiber 16.3g 1.5g 59%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.072mg 46%
Phosphorus 367mg 43mg 46%
Protein 23.86g 1.87g 44%
Magnesium 189mg 23mg 40%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.187mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.201mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 322mg 27%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.26mg 22%
Carbs 62.62g 8.81g 18%
Choline 97.9mg 10.9mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 40kcal 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.5µg 14%
Calcium 132mg 14mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.086mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.506mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.244mg 6%
Vitamin A 6µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin K 9µg 14µg 4%
Fats 1.15g 0.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.239g 1%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.69mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.042g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 5.3g N/A
Sodium 15mg 9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.041mg 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% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1175.9%
Contains more FatsFats +161.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +610.8%
Contains more OtherOther +286%
Contains more WaterWater +872.6%

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
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +570.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.9%

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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.