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Mung bean vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mung beans and teff

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6, while teff has more manganese.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 152% more than teff.
  • Mung beans contain 12 times more potassium than teff. While mung beans contain 1246mg of potassium, teff contains only 107mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mung beans is 31, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Teff, 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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +169.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1064.5%
Contains more IronIron +228.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +316.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +176.3%

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%
Teff
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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% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +606.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +293.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3372.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Teff DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 18µg 152%
Copper 0.941mg 0.226mg 79%
Manganese 1.035mg 2.86mg 79%
Iron 6.74mg 2.05mg 59%
Fiber 16.3g 2.8g 54%
Protein 23.86g 3.87g 40%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.183mg 37%
Phosphorus 367mg 120mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 107mg 34%
Magnesium 189mg 50mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.097mg 22%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.033mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Carbs 62.62g 19.86g 14%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.11mg 14%
Calories 347kcal 101kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.909mg 8%
Calcium 132mg 49mg 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 3%
Saturated fat 0.348g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.65g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Sodium 15mg 8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +516.5%
Contains more FatsFats +76.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +215.3%
Contains more OtherOther +381.2%
Contains more WaterWater +728%

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.