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Chili pepper vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili pepper and mung beans different?

  • Chili pepper is higher in vitamin C; however, mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 154% higher.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than chili pepper (45).

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw 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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
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 less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +721.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +842.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +287%
Contains more IronIron +554.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +629.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +930.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +753.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +453.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1540%

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
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 +2893.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +850.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2617.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +798.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Mung bean DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 4.8mg 154%
Folate 23µg 625µg 151%
Copper 0.129mg 0.941mg 90%
Iron 1.03mg 6.74mg 71%
Fiber 1.5g 16.3g 59%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.621mg 46%
Phosphorus 43mg 367mg 46%
Protein 1.87g 23.86g 44%
Magnesium 23mg 189mg 40%
Manganese 0.187mg 1.035mg 37%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 1.91mg 34%
Potassium 322mg 1246mg 27%
Zinc 0.26mg 2.68mg 22%
Carbs 8.81g 62.62g 18%
Choline 10.9mg 97.9mg 16%
Calories 40kcal 347kcal 15%
Selenium 0.5µg 8.2µg 14%
Calcium 14mg 132mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.233mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.382mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 2.251mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 6µg 5%
Vitamin K 14µg 9µg 4%
Fats 0.44g 1.15g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.384g 1%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.51mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.348g 1%
Net carbs 7.31g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 9mg 15mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 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 +872.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1175.9%
Contains more FatsFats +161.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +610.8%
Contains more OtherOther +286%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 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 -87.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +570.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.7%

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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.