Brown rice vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and mung beans different?

Brown rice is richer in manganese, vitamin B3, and selenium, while mung beans are higher in folate, fiber, iron, copper, and potassium.
Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 38% more than brown rice.
Brown rice contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than mung beans. Brown rice contains 2.561mg of vitamin B3, while mung beans contain 0.577mg.
Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than mung beans (42).

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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.

Brown rice

Mung beans

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+226.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+209.3%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.

Brown rice

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+343.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1250%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+219.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.41mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	9µg	159µg	38%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.298mg	29%
Fiber	1.6g	7.6g	24%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	0.577mg	12%
Iron	0.56mg	1.4mg	11%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Protein	2.74g	7.02g	9%
Selenium	5.8µg	2.5µg	6%
Copper	0.106mg	0.156mg	6%
Potassium	86mg	266mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.067mg	4%
Choline	9.2mg	29.4mg	4%
Calcium	3mg	27mg	2%
Magnesium	39mg	48mg	2%
Carbs	25.58g	19.15g	2%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.7µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.128g	2%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.116g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.41mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	0.054g	1%
Calories	123kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.164mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.061mg	1%
Phosphorus	103mg	99mg	1%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.84mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Fats	0.97g	0.38g	1%
Net carbs	23.98g	11.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g	2g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.15mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A