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Mung bean vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and sweet and sour

  • Mung beans are richer than sweet and sour in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 154% more than sweet and sour.
  • Mung beans have 163 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Mung beans have 16.3g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index (70) than mung beans (31).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1158.6%
Contains more IronIron +3109.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1091.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2877.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5142.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1950%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1103.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1953.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +620.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4400%
Contains more FolateFolate +7712.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +3979.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 8µg 154%
Copper 0.941mg 0.079mg 96%
Iron 6.74mg 0.21mg 82%
Fiber 16.3g 0.1g 65%
Phosphorus 367mg 7mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.048mg 48%
Protein 23.86g 0.27g 47%
Magnesium 189mg 8mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.093mg 36%
Potassium 1246mg 99mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.053mg 25%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.09mg 24%
Choline 97.9mg 2.4mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.019mg 16%
Sodium 15mg 371mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.4µg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.187mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 10mg 12%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.761mg 12%
Calories 347kcal 150kcal 10%
Carbs 62.62g 38.22g 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.2µg 7%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 8.7mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.01mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0g 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.02g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 18.75g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8737%
Contains more FatsFats +5650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.8%
Contains more OtherOther +172.1%
Contains more WaterWater +566%

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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.