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Mung bean vs. White beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and white beans

  • Mung beans are richer than white beans in folate, copper, vitamin B1, fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 136% more than white beans.
  • Mung beans have 8 times more vitamin B5 than white beans. Mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while white beans has 0.229mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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 45% 27% 50% 139% 96% 38% 48% 0.78% 83% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.1%
Contains more IronIron +82.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +224.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +530.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

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 0% 0% 19% 0% 30% 11% 2.6% 14% 21% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +406.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1507.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +734.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +310.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +671.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +178.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +84.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean White beans DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 81µg 136%
Copper 0.941mg 0.287mg 73%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.118mg 42%
Fiber 16.3g 6.3g 40%
Iron 6.74mg 3.7mg 38%
Phosphorus 367mg 113mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.229mg 34%
Magnesium 189mg 63mg 30%
Protein 23.86g 9.73g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.093mg 22%
Potassium 1246mg 561mg 20%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.636mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.046mg 14%
Carbs 62.62g 25.09g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.14mg 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.3µg 13%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.38mg 12%
Choline 97.9mg 35.1mg 11%
Calories 347kcal 139kcal 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 3.5µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 132mg 90mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.94mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.152g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.35g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.091g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 18.79g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 15mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.115mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.409mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.429mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.776mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.668mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.146mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.526mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.509mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.271mg 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
10% 25% 63% 2%
Protein: 9.73 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 25.09 g
Water: 63.08 g
Other: 1.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +145.2%
Contains more FatsFats +228.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.6%
Contains more OtherOther +89.7%
Contains more WaterWater +597%

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
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.152 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +419.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.9%

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. White beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175203/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.