Potato vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potatoes and mung beans

Potatoes have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin B3; however, mung beans are higher in folate, fiber, and vitamin B1.
Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 33% more than potatoes.
Mung beans contain 10 times less vitamin C than potatoes. Potatoes contain 9.6mg of vitamin C, while mung beans contain 1mg.
The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt 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.

Potato

Mung beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+101.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more IronIron	+29.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+525%

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.

Potato

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+860%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+364.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+35%
Contains more FolateFolate	+467.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+98.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.41mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	28µg	159µg	33%
Fiber	2.2g	7.6g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.067mg	19%
Vitamin C	9.6mg	1mg	10%
Protein	2.5g	7.02g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.164mg	8%
Potassium	535mg	266mg	8%
Starch	17.27g		7%
Vitamin B3	1.41mg	0.577mg	5%
Magnesium	28mg	48mg	5%
Phosphorus	70mg	99mg	4%
Iron	1.08mg	1.4mg	4%
Selenium	0.4µg	2.5µg	4%
Copper	0.118mg	0.156mg	4%
Zinc	0.36mg	0.84mg	4%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.298mg	3%
Choline	14.8mg	29.4mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	2.7µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.048mg	0.061mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.376mg	0.41mg	1%
Calories	93kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.15mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	27mg	1%
Carbs	21.15g	19.15g	1%
Fats	0.13g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	18.95g	11.55g	N/A
Sugar	1.18g	2g	N/A
Sodium	10mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.034g	0.116g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.054g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.057g	0.128g	0%
Tryptophan	0.025mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.081mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.08mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.119mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.13mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.038mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.099mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.125mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.042mg	0.205mg	0%
Fructose	0.34g		0%