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Mung bean vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mung beans and pork

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, manganese, and magnesium; however, pork is richer in selenium and vitamin B12.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 155% more.
  • Mung beans contain less saturated fat.
  • Mung beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mung beans is 31, while the glycemic index of pork is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +594.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194.6%
Contains more IronIron +674.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1189%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +452.4%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2% 20% 0.67% 5.8% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Pork DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 5µg 155%
Copper 0.941mg 0.073mg 96%
Iron 6.74mg 0.87mg 73%
Selenium 8.2µg 45.3µg 67%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.009mg 45%
Magnesium 189mg 28mg 38%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Potassium 1246mg 423mg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.698mg 24%
Saturated fat 0.348g 5.23g 22%
Carbs 62.62g 0g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.877mg 21%
Fats 1.15g 13.92g 20%
Phosphorus 367mg 246mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 5.037mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 6.19g 15%
Calcium 132mg 19mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Protein 23.86g 27.32g 7%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 53 IU 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.321mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.464mg 6%
Calories 347kcal 242kcal 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0.6mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 1.2g 5%
Zinc 2.68mg 2.39mg 3%
Sodium 15mg 62mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.29mg 1%
Choline 97.9mg 93.9mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 89kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 41g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 1.067mg 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
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +273%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1110.4%
Contains more WaterWater +539.4%

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
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3744.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.5%

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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.