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Parsley vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between parsley and mung beans?

  • Parsley is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, yet mung beans are higher in folate, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1359% more.
  • Parsley has 74 times more vitamin A than mung beans. While parsley has 8424IU of vitamin A, mung beans have only 114IU.

We used Parsley, fresh and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types 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 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +531.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +150.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +532.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +546.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8100%
~equal in Calcium ~132mg
~equal in Iron ~6.74mg

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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2670.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6916.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +622.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +137.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +377.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +324.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +311.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +664.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Mung bean DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 9µg 1359%
Vitamin C 133mg 4.8mg 142%
Folate 152µg 625µg 118%
Copper 0.149mg 0.941mg 88%
Fiber 3.3g 16.3g 52%
Vitamin A 421µg 6µg 46%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.621mg 45%
Phosphorus 58mg 367mg 44%
Protein 2.97g 23.86g 42%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.035mg 38%
Magnesium 50mg 189mg 33%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 1.91mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.382mg 22%
Potassium 554mg 1246mg 20%
Carbs 6.33g 62.62g 19%
Calories 36kcal 347kcal 16%
Choline 12.8mg 97.9mg 15%
Zinc 1.07mg 2.68mg 15%
Selenium 0.1µg 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.233mg 10%
Iron 6.2mg 6.74mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 2.251mg 6%
Sodium 56mg 15mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.384g 2%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.51mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.348g 1%
Fats 0.79g 1.15g 1%
Calcium 138mg 132mg 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +869.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +703.4%
Contains more FatsFats +45.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +889.3%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +209.7%

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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients
  2. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.