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Winter melon vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between winter melon and mung beans

  • The amount of folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B5 in mung beans is higher than in winter melon.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 155% more than winter melon.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
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 +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +594.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20666.7%
Contains more IronIron +1585%
Contains more CopperCopper +3991.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +339.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1831.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1684.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4000%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 +170.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1452.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +462.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1336.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +991.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +12400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 5µg 625µg 155%
Copper 0.023mg 0.941mg 102%
Iron 0.4mg 6.74mg 79%
Fiber 2.9g 16.3g 54%
Phosphorus 19mg 367mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.621mg 48%
Protein 0.4g 23.86g 47%
Magnesium 10mg 189mg 43%
Manganese 0.058mg 1.035mg 42%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 1.91mg 36%
Potassium 6mg 1246mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.382mg 27%
Carbs 3g 62.62g 20%
Zinc 0.61mg 2.68mg 19%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Calories 13kcal 347kcal 17%
Selenium 0.2µg 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.251mg 12%
Calcium 19mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin C 13mg 4.8mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.233mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Sodium 111mg 15mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.348g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.384g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 1.15g 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 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 +961.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5865%
Contains more FatsFats +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1987.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1006.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 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 -95.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +335.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +341.4%

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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.