Rice vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between rice and mung beans?

Rice is richer in selenium, manganese, and vitamin B3, yet mung beans are richer in fiber, folate, protein, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.
Mung beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 29% higher.
Rice has 3 times more selenium than mung beans. Rice has 7.5µg of selenium, while mung beans have 2.5µg.
Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than rice.

We used Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Rice

Mung beans

Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+660%
Contains more IronIron	+16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+126.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.2%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Rice

Mung beans

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+369.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+174.1%

~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.
Fiber	0.4g	7.6g	29%
Folate	58µg	159µg	25%
Copper	0.069mg	0.156mg	10%
Protein	2.69g	7.02g	9%
Magnesium	12mg	48mg	9%
Selenium	7.5µg	2.5µg	9%
Phosphorus	43mg	99mg	8%
Manganese	0.472mg	0.298mg	8%
Potassium	35mg	266mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.476mg	0.577mg	6%
Choline	2.1mg	29.4mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0.061mg	4%
Carbs	28.17g	19.15g	3%
Iron	1.2mg	1.4mg	3%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.84mg	3%
Calcium	10mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0.067mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.7µg	2%
Calories	130kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.15mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	95g	N/A
Fats	0.28g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	27.77g	11.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g	2g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.163mg	0.164mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.39mg	0.41mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.077g	0.116g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.054g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.076g	0.128g	0%
Tryptophan	0.031mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.096mg	0.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.116mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.222mg	0.544mg	0%
Lysine	0.097mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.063mg	0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.144mg	0.425mg	0%
Valine	0.164mg	0.364mg	0%
Histidine	0.063mg	0.205mg	0%