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Mung bean vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mung beans and spread

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while spread has more vitamin B12.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 156% more than spread.
  • Mung beans contain 82 times more fiber than spread. While mung beans contain 16.3g of fiber, spread contains only 0.2g.
  • The amount of sodium in mung beans is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of mung beans is 31.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1032.7%
Contains more IronIron +753.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +623.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +522%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3880.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.3%

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%
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +261%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +344.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +462.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +31150%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Spread DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 2µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0.13mg 90%
Iron 6.74mg 0.79mg 74%
Fiber 16.3g 0.2g 64%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Phosphorus 367mg 59mg 44%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.026mg 44%
Magnesium 189mg 8mg 43%
Sodium 15mg 1013mg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.172mg 37%
Potassium 1246mg 110mg 33%
Protein 23.86g 7.66g 32%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.43mg 30%
Saturated fat 0.348g 5.977g 26%
Fats 1.15g 17.34g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.12mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 7.584g 19%
Carbs 62.62g 11.94g 17%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.02mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 2.565g 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 12mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 1.74mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.134mg 8%
Choline 97.9mg 62.3mg 6%
Vitamin K 9µg 1.6µg 6%
Calories 347kcal 235kcal 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Selenium 8.2µg 9.7µg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.73mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 26µg 2%
Net carbs 46.32g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +211.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +424.5%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1407.8%
Contains more WaterWater +566.1%

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4610.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +568%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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