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Mung bean vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mung beans and welsh onion

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B5, while welsh onion has more vitamin K.
  • Welsh onion covers your daily need for vitamin K, 154% more than mung beans.
  • Mung beans contain 39 times more folate than welsh onion. While mung beans contain 625µg of folate, welsh onion contains only 16µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Onions, welsh, raw.

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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% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +721.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +487.7%
Contains more IronIron +452.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1244.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +415.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +649%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +655.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%

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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1142%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +462.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1030.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +430.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +3806.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1747.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +462.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2048.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.51mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 9µg 193.4µg 154%
Folate 625µg 16µg 152%
Copper 0.941mg 0.07mg 97%
Iron 6.74mg 1.22mg 69%
Fiber 16.3g 2.4g 56%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.05mg 48%
Phosphorus 367mg 49mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 1.9g 44%
Magnesium 189mg 23mg 40%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.137mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.169mg 35%
Potassium 1246mg 212mg 30%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 27mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.072mg 24%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.52mg 20%
Carbs 62.62g 6.5g 19%
Choline 97.9mg 5.3mg 17%
Calories 347kcal 34kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.6µg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.4mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.09mg 11%
Calcium 132mg 18mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.156g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.067g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 2.18g N/A
Sodium 15mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.51mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.033mg 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
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1155.8%
Contains more FatsFats +187.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +863.4%
Contains more OtherOther +374.3%
Contains more WaterWater +900%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +187.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +146.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.7%

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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/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.