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Mung bean vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and watermelon?

  • Watermelon has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B5, and potassium than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 156% higher.
  • Mung beans have 41 times more fiber than watermelon. Mung beans have 16.3g of fiber, while watermelon has 0.4g.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than watermelon.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Watermelon, raw 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1785.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1012.5%
Contains more IronIron +2708.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2140.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2580%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3236.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2623.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +920%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1781.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1009.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1164.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +764.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +748.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8900%
Contains more FolateFolate +20733.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +2287.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Watermelon DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 3µg 156%
Copper 0.941mg 0.042mg 100%
Iron 6.74mg 0.24mg 81%
Fiber 16.3g 0.4g 64%
Phosphorus 367mg 11mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.033mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 0.61g 47%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.038mg 43%
Magnesium 189mg 10mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.221mg 34%
Potassium 1246mg 112mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.045mg 26%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.1mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 7.55g 18%
Choline 97.9mg 4.1mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.021mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 30kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.4µg 14%
Calcium 132mg 7mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.178mg 13%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.1µg 7%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 8.1mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.05mg 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.15g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.016g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 28µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.05g 2%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 6.2g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3811.5%
Contains more FatsFats +666.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +729.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1283.3%
Contains more WaterWater +910.5%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +335.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +668%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.4%

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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.