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Spaghetti vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between spaghetti and mung beans

  • Spaghetti is higher in selenium; however, mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 155% higher.
  • Spaghetti has 3 times more selenium than mung beans. While spaghetti has 26.4µg of selenium, mung beans have only 8.2µg.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index (31) than spaghetti (49).

The food types used in this comparison are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
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 -93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +222%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1785.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2731.8%
Contains more IronIron +1248%
Contains more CopperCopper +841%
Contains more ZincZinc +425.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +532.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +221.4%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3005%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1065%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +462.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1605.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +679.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +8828.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 7µg 625µg 155%
Copper 0.1mg 0.941mg 93%
Iron 0.5mg 6.74mg 78%
Fiber 1.8g 16.3g 58%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.621mg 50%
Phosphorus 58mg 367mg 44%
Magnesium 18mg 189mg 41%
Protein 5.8g 23.86g 36%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 1.91mg 36%
Potassium 44mg 1246mg 35%
Selenium 26.4µg 8.2µg 33%
Manganese 0.322mg 1.035mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.382mg 26%
Zinc 0.51mg 2.68mg 20%
Choline 6.4mg 97.9mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.233mg 16%
Calcium 7mg 132mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.251mg 12%
Carbs 30.86g 62.62g 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Calories 158kcal 347kcal 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 9µg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.51mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.348g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.7g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 272kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 29g N/A
Fats 0.93g 1.15g 0%
Net carbs 29.06g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.161g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.384g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.695mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 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 +586.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +311.4%
Contains more FatsFats +23.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1085.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.8%

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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.