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Shortbread vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shortbread and mung beans

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, fiber, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B5, and manganese than shortbread.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 136% more.
  • Shortbread contains 23 times more saturated fat than mung beans. Shortbread contains 8.105g of saturated fat, while mung beans contain 0.348g.
  • Shortbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shortbread is 64, while the glycemic index of mung beans is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw.

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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 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
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 +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +915.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1315.9%
Contains more IronIron +126.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +945.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +446.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +456.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32.3%

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 0% 0% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
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 EVitamin E +378.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +495%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +438%
Contains more FolateFolate +671.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +10777.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 81µg 625µg 136%
Copper 0.09mg 0.941mg 95%
Fiber 1.3g 16.3g 60%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 0.384g 53%
Iron 2.98mg 6.74mg 47%
Phosphorus 66mg 367mg 43%
Magnesium 14mg 189mg 42%
Fats 26.22g 1.15g 39%
Protein 5.37g 23.86g 37%
Saturated fat 8.105g 0.348g 35%
Potassium 88mg 1246mg 34%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 1.91mg 32%
Manganese 0.393mg 1.035mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.382mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.621mg 22%
Zinc 0.49mg 2.68mg 20%
Choline 0.9mg 97.9mg 18%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 0.161g 16%
Sodium 353mg 15mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.51mg 13%
Calcium 13mg 132mg 12%
Calories 514kcal 347kcal 8%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 2.251mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.233mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Selenium 6.2µg 8.2µg 4%
Vitamin K 11µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 63.78g 62.62g 0%
Net carbs 62.48g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 21.65g 6.6g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g 0g N/A
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%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 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 FatsFats +2180%
Contains more ProteinProtein +344.3%
Contains more WaterWater +151.4%
Contains more OtherOther +222.3%
~equal in Carbs ~62.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 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 +4066.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2068.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.