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Mung bean vs. Tart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and tart different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate, copper, fiber, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, tart is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 131% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 19 times more potassium than tart. While mung beans contain 1246mg of potassium, tart contains only 66mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than tart (45).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Breakfast tart, low fat are the varieties used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 13% 5.8% 128% 24% 7.6% 40% 47% 0% 70%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +329.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1787.9%
Contains more IronIron +97.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1189%
Contains more ZincZinc +857.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +294.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.3%

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 13% 95% 11% 0% 71% 127% 71% 0% 88% 0% 1% 75% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2150%
Contains more FolateFolate +525%
Contains more CholineCholine +1065.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.53mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.38mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Tart DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 100µg 131%
Copper 0.941mg 0.073mg 96%
Fiber 16.3g 1.5g 59%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Iron 6.74mg 3.42mg 42%
Protein 23.86g 3.99g 40%
Phosphorus 367mg 93mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Magnesium 189mg 44mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 66mg 35%
Vitamin A 6µg 285µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.285mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.549mg 24%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.28mg 22%
Choline 97.9mg 8.4mg 16%
Sodium 15mg 361mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 3.8mg 10%
Selenium 8.2µg 12.9µg 9%
Calcium 132mg 44mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 3.338g 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.4µg 7%
Fats 1.15g 5.99g 7%
Saturated fat 0.348g 1.393g 5%
Carbs 62.62g 76.8g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.878g 3%
Calories 347kcal 372kcal 1%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 3.8mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 75.3g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 4.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.53mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.38mg 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
Tart
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4% 6% 77% 12%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 5.99 g
Carbs: 76.8 g
Water: 12.04 g
Other: 1.18 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +498%
Contains more OtherOther +181.4%
Contains more FatsFats +420.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.6%
Contains more WaterWater +33%

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
Tart
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25% 60% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.393 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.338 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.878 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1973.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.6%

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. Tart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175069/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.