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Mung bean vs. Winged bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and winged bean different?

  • Mung beans are higher in folate, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B1, and potassium; however, winged bean is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 152% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 16 times more vitamin B5 than winged bean. While mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, winged bean contains only 0.116mg.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Winged bean tuber, raw are the varieties 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 17% 9% 52% 75% 462% 38% 19% 4.6% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +687.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.6%
Contains more IronIron +237%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +715.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1071.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 95% 34% 31% 7% 17% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1546.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +409.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3189.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Winged bean DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 19µg 152%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Iron 6.74mg 2mg 59%
Copper 0.941mg 1.386mg 49%
Phosphorus 367mg 45mg 46%
Magnesium 189mg 24mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.116mg 36%
Protein 23.86g 11.6g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.075mg 24%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.532mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.379mg 20%
Potassium 1246mg 586mg 19%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.7µg 14%
Carbs 62.62g 28.1g 12%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.39mg 12%
Calories 347kcal 148kcal 10%
Calcium 132mg 30mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.149mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 1.64mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.174g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.222g 1%
Sodium 15mg 35mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.9g 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 28.1g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.234g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.451mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.425mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.64mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.592mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.143mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.599mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.241mg 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
12% 28% 57% 2%
Protein: 11.6 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 28.1 g
Water: 57.4 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.7%
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.8%
Contains more OtherOther +66%
Contains more WaterWater +534.3%

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
35% 37% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.222 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.234 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.174 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.3%

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. Winged bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170070/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.