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Pea soup vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pea soup and mung beans different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, and manganese than pea soup.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 156% higher.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than pea soup (66).

Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Mung beans, mature seeds, 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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 +1160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1654.9%
Contains more IronIron +823.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +544.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +318.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +680.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.8%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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 +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1452.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +832%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +387.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3798%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1810%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4400%
Contains more FolateFolate +62400%
Contains more CholineCholine +641.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 1µg 625µg 156%
Copper 0.146mg 0.941mg 88%
Iron 0.73mg 6.74mg 75%
Fiber 1.9g 16.3g 58%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.621mg 48%
Phosphorus 47mg 367mg 46%
Magnesium 15mg 189mg 41%
Protein 3.2g 23.86g 41%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 1.91mg 37%
Potassium 71mg 1246mg 35%
Manganese 0.245mg 1.035mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.382mg 28%
Zinc 0.64mg 2.68mg 19%
Carbs 9.88g 62.62g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.233mg 16%
Choline 13.2mg 97.9mg 15%
Calories 61kcal 347kcal 14%
Sodium 336mg 15mg 14%
Calcium 12mg 132mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 2.251mg 11%
Selenium 3.6µg 8.2µg 8%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 9µg 7%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 0.384g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.161g 1%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.348g 1%
Fats 1.09g 1.15g 0%
Net carbs 7.98g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 3.19g 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +834.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +645.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +533.8%
Contains more OtherOther +159.4%
~equal in Fats ~1.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +170.4%

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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.