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Mung bean vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and tuna salad different?

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B5, while tuna salad is higher in selenium and vitamin B12.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 154% more than tuna salad.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Fish, tuna salad types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +894.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +676.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +600%
Contains more IronIron +574%
Contains more CopperCopper +549%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2487.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +402.4%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1903.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +634.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +371.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +7712.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Tuna salad DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 8µg 154%
Copper 0.941mg 0.145mg 88%
Iron 6.74mg 1mg 72%
Fiber 16.3g 0g 65%
Selenium 8.2µg 41.2µg 60%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.2µg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.031mg 49%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.04mg 43%
Magnesium 189mg 19mg 40%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.26mg 33%
Potassium 1246mg 178mg 31%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 6.7mg 28%
Phosphorus 367mg 178mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 4.122g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.081mg 23%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.56mg 19%
Carbs 62.62g 9.41g 18%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Sodium 15mg 402mg 17%
Protein 23.86g 16.04g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.07mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 17mg 12%
Fats 1.15g 9.26g 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Calories 347kcal 187kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 2.887g 7%
Saturated fat 0.348g 1.544g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 13mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 2.2mg 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 24µg 2%
Net carbs 46.32g 9.41g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.055g N/A

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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +565.5%
Contains more OtherOther +55.9%
Contains more FatsFats +705.2%
Contains more WaterWater +597.9%

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
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1693.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +973.4%

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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.