Oatmeal vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between oatmeal and mung beans

Oatmeal has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, vitamin A, and vitamin B1; however, mung beans have more folate, fiber, and copper.
Daily need coverage for iron for oatmeal is 57% higher.
Mung beans have 18 times less vitamin A than oatmeal. Oatmeal has 433IU of vitamin A, while mung beans have 24IU.
Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Mung beans, 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.

Oatmeal

Mung beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+196.3%
Contains more IronIron	+325.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+87.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+336.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+136.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%

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.

Oatmeal

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+252.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+424.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+332.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+575%
Contains more FolateFolate	+261.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+525.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.96mg	1.4mg	57%
Folate	44µg	159µg	29%
Fiber	1.7g	7.6g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.067mg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.025mg	0.577mg	15%
Vitamin A	130µg	1µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.215mg	0.061mg	12%
Manganese	0.558mg	0.298mg	11%
Copper	0.066mg	0.156mg	10%
Protein	2.37g	7.02g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.164mg	8%
Potassium	61mg	266mg	6%
Calcium	80mg	27mg	5%
Magnesium	26mg	48mg	5%
Selenium	5µg	2.5µg	5%
Starch	10.37g		4%
Choline	4.7mg	29.4mg	4%
Phosphorus	77mg	99mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.317mg	0.41mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.7µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.426g	0.128g	2%
Calories	68kcal	105kcal	2%
Fats	1.36g	0.38g	2%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.84mg	2%
Sodium	49mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	11.67g	19.15g	2%
Saturated fat	0.226g	0.116g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.391g	0.054g	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.15mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	9.97g	11.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.46g	2g	N/A
Trans fat	0.003g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.105mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.2mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.135mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.04mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.057mg	0.205mg	0%