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Mung bean vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mung beans and vegetable

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, and potassium; however, vegetable has more vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 152% higher.
  • Vegetable has 13 times less vitamin B5 than mung beans. Mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while vegetable has 0.151mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +759.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +428%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +637.3%
Contains more IronIron +722%
Contains more CopperCopper +1033.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +446.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +619.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +173.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%

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%
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +774.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1164.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +3189.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +306.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3466.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +161.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Vegetable DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 19µg 152%
Copper 0.941mg 0.083mg 95%
Iron 6.74mg 0.82mg 74%
Fiber 16.3g 4.4g 48%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.071mg 46%
Phosphorus 367mg 51mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 2.86g 42%
Magnesium 189mg 22mg 40%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.151mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 169mg 32%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.379mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.074mg 24%
Vitamin A 6µg 214µg 23%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.49mg 20%
Carbs 62.62g 13.09g 17%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.3µg 14%
Calories 347kcal 65kcal 14%
Choline 97.9mg 24.1mg 13%
Vitamin K 9µg 23.5µg 12%
Calcium 132mg 25mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.851mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.072g 2%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 3.2mg 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.15g 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.38mg 1%
Sodium 15mg 35mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.031g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 3.12g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +734.3%
Contains more FatsFats +666.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +378.4%
Contains more OtherOther +395.5%
Contains more WaterWater +819.7%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1510%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +433.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.