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Mung bean vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mung beans and rice

  • Rice has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, potassium, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 142% more than rice.
  • Rice contains 41 times less fiber than mung beans. Mung beans contain 16.3g of fiber, while rice contains 0.4g.
  • The glycemic index of rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked.

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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%
Rice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3460%
Contains more IronIron +461.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1263.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +446.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +753.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +119.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
~equal in Selenium ~7.5µg

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%
Rice
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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 0% 0% 0% 0.8% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +281%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1692.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +389.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +310.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Rice DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 58µg 142%
Copper 0.941mg 0.069mg 97%
Iron 6.74mg 1.2mg 69%
Fiber 16.3g 0.4g 64%
Phosphorus 367mg 43mg 46%
Protein 23.86g 2.69g 42%
Magnesium 189mg 12mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.163mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 35mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.39mg 30%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.472mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.093mg 22%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.49mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.013mg 17%
Choline 97.9mg 2.1mg 17%
Calcium 132mg 10mg 12%
Calories 347kcal 130kcal 11%
Carbs 62.62g 28.17g 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.476mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.076g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.28g 1%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 8.2µg 7.5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.077g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 2.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 483kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 77g N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.05g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.063mg 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
Rice
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3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +787%
Contains more FatsFats +310.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.3%
Contains more OtherOther +690.5%
Contains more WaterWater +656.2%

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
Rice
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32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +405.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.9%

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. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/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.