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Mung bean vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and tomato paste?

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, and manganese, yet tomato paste is richer in vitamin A.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 153% higher.
  • Mung beans have 13 times more vitamin B5 than tomato paste. Mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while tomato paste has 0.142mg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than tomato paste.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added types in this comparison.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.9%
Contains more IronIron +126.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +325.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +342.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +54.7%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +935%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1245.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +5108.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +154.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +356.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +743.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Tomato paste DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 12µg 153%
Copper 0.941mg 0.365mg 64%
Fiber 16.3g 4.1g 49%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.06mg 47%
Iron 6.74mg 2.98mg 47%
Phosphorus 367mg 83mg 41%
Protein 23.86g 4.32g 39%
Magnesium 189mg 42mg 35%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.142mg 35%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.302mg 32%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 4.3mg 25%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 21.9mg 19%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.63mg 19%
Carbs 62.62g 18.91g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.216mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 82kcal 13%
Choline 97.9mg 38.5mg 11%
Calcium 132mg 36mg 10%
Vitamin A 6µg 76µg 8%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Potassium 1246mg 1014mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.153mg 6%
Selenium 8.2µg 5.3µg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 3.076mg 5%
Vitamin K 9µg 11.4µg 2%
Sodium 15mg 59mg 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.47g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.16g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +452.3%
Contains more FatsFats +144.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +231.1%
Contains more OtherOther +18.6%
Contains more WaterWater +712.2%

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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +140.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.3%

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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.