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Tamarind vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tamarind and mung beans

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and potassium than tamarind.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 153% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tamarinds, raw 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 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
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 +105.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more IronIron +140.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +994.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2580%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +224.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +530.8%

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.
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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
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 CVitamin C +37.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +410%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1235.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +478.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +221.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +4364.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1038.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamarind Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 14µg 625µg 153%
Copper 0.086mg 0.941mg 95%
Iron 2.8mg 6.74mg 49%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Fiber 5.1g 16.3g 45%
Protein 2.8g 23.86g 42%
Phosphorus 113mg 367mg 36%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 1.91mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.382mg 24%
Magnesium 92mg 189mg 23%
Zinc 0.1mg 2.68mg 23%
Potassium 628mg 1246mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.428mg 0.621mg 16%
Choline 8.6mg 97.9mg 16%
Selenium 1.3µg 8.2µg 13%
Calcium 74mg 132mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.233mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 9µg 5%
Calories 239kcal 347kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.384g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.938mg 2.251mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 4.8mg 1%
Fats 0.6g 1.15g 1%
Carbs 62.5g 62.62g 0%
Net carbs 57.4g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 38.8g 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.348g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 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 +247%
Contains more ProteinProtein +752.1%
Contains more FatsFats +91.7%
Contains more OtherOther +23%
~equal in Carbs ~62.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 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 -21.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +550.8%

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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.