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

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How are mung beans and yellow beans different?

  • Mung beans are higher than yellow beans in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, and fiber.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 136% more than yellow beans.
  • Mung beans contain 8 times more vitamin B5 than yellow beans. Mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while yellow beans contain 0.229mg.

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +283.4%
Contains more IronIron +171.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +405.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +530.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +232.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +734.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +671.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +178.1%
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 Yellow beans DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 81µg 136%
Copper 0.941mg 0.186mg 84%
Iron 6.74mg 2.48mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.187mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.229mg 34%
Protein 23.86g 9.16g 29%
Magnesium 189mg 74mg 27%
Potassium 1246mg 325mg 27%
Phosphorus 367mg 183mg 26%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.455mg 25%
Fiber 16.3g 10.4g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.129mg 19%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.06mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.3µg 13%
Carbs 62.62g 25.28g 12%
Choline 97.9mg 35.2mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.708mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.103mg 10%
Calories 347kcal 144kcal 10%
Calcium 132mg 62mg 7%
Vitamin K 9µg 3.5µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.94mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.466g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.15g 1.08g 0%
Net carbs 46.32g 14.88g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 15mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.279g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.386mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.405mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.732mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.138mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.496mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.479mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.255mg 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
9% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +160.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +147.7%
Contains more OtherOther +121.3%
Contains more WaterWater +595.9%
~equal in Fats ~1.08g

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% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.4%

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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/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.