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Mung bean vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mung beans and smoothie?

  • Mung beans are higher in iron, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B3, yet smoothie is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for iron is 82% more.
  • The glycemic index of mung beans is lower.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana types 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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +222%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5091.7%
Contains more IronIron +4393.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +365.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +410.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Smoothie DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 105%
Iron 6.74mg 0.15mg 82%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 52%
Phosphorus 367mg 52%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 1.22g 45%
Magnesium 189mg 45%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Potassium 1246mg 24mg 36%
Zinc 2.68mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.082mg 23%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 24.5mg 22%
Carbs 62.62g 8.16g 18%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 18%
Calories 347kcal 37kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.816mg 9%
Calcium 132mg 41mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 3%
Fats 1.15g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0g 2%
Sodium 15mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 7.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1855.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +667.4%
Contains more OtherOther +876.5%
Contains more WaterWater +897.6%

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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.