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Spread vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spread and mung beans

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, while mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 156% more than spread.
  • The amount of sodium in mung beans is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of mung beans is 31.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 SeleniumSelenium +18.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1032.7%
Contains more IronIron +753.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +623.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +522%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3880.8%

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.
Spread
4
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 AVitamin A +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +261%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +344.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +462.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +31150%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 2µg 625µg 156%
Copper 0.13mg 0.941mg 90%
Iron 0.79mg 6.74mg 74%
Fiber 0.2g 16.3g 64%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Phosphorus 59mg 367mg 44%
Manganese 0.026mg 1.035mg 44%
Magnesium 8mg 189mg 43%
Sodium 1013mg 15mg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.621mg 37%
Potassium 110mg 1246mg 33%
Protein 7.66g 23.86g 32%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 1.91mg 30%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.348g 26%
Fats 17.34g 1.15g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.382mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.161g 19%
Carbs 11.94g 62.62g 17%
Zinc 1.02mg 2.68mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.384g 15%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Calcium 12mg 132mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.51mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.233mg 8%
Choline 62.3mg 97.9mg 6%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 9µg 6%
Calories 235kcal 347kcal 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Selenium 9.7µg 8.2µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 2.251mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 6µg 2%
Net carbs 11.74g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0g 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +1407.8%
Contains more WaterWater +566.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +211.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +424.5%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 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 +4610.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +568%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.

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