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

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Significant differences between mung beans and yardlong beans

  • Mung beans are richer than yardlong beans in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B5, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 145% more than yardlong beans.
  • Mung beans have 37 times more vitamin B5 than yardlong beans. Mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while yardlong beans has 0.051mg.
  • Yardlong beans has a higher glycemic index (86) than mung beans (31).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Yardlong bean, 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 30% 13% 26% 37% 16% 9.8% 24% 0.52% 26% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +329.7%
Contains more IronIron +587.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1902.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +644.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +543.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +414.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +446.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%

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 54% 7.7% 0% 0% 21% 23% 12% 3.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +630.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3645.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1491.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1288.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +283.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Yardlong beans DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 45µg 145%
Copper 0.941mg 0.047mg 99%
Iron 6.74mg 0.98mg 72%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.085mg 45%
Phosphorus 367mg 57mg 44%
Protein 23.86g 2.53g 43%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.051mg 37%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.201mg 36%
Magnesium 189mg 42mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.024mg 28%
Potassium 1246mg 290mg 28%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.36mg 21%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 9.18g 18%
Calories 347kcal 47kcal 15%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 16.2mg 13%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.5µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.099mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.63mg 10%
Calcium 132mg 44mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 23µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.042g 2%
Fats 1.15g 0.1g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.026g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 9.18g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Sodium 15mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.094mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.135mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.18mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.139mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.146mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.082mg 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% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.53 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.18 g
Water: 87.47 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +843.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +582.1%
Contains more OtherOther +361.1%
Contains more WaterWater +866.5%

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
34% 12% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1688.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +814.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%

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. Yardlong beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169223/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.