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Yellow beans vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yellow beans and mung beans different?

  • Mung beans are higher than yellow beans in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, and fiber.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 136% more than yellow beans.

Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types were used in this article.

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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 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 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 less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +283.4%
Contains more IronIron +171.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +405.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.5%
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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
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 +84.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +232.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +734.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +671.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +178.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow beans Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 81µg 625µg 136%
Copper 0.186mg 0.941mg 84%
Iron 2.48mg 6.74mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.187mg 0.621mg 36%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 1.91mg 34%
Protein 9.16g 23.86g 29%
Magnesium 74mg 189mg 27%
Potassium 325mg 1246mg 27%
Phosphorus 183mg 367mg 26%
Manganese 0.455mg 1.035mg 25%
Fiber 10.4g 16.3g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.382mg 19%
Zinc 1.06mg 2.68mg 15%
Selenium 1.3µg 8.2µg 13%
Carbs 25.28g 62.62g 12%
Choline 35.2mg 97.9mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.708mg 2.251mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.233mg 10%
Calories 144kcal 347kcal 10%
Calcium 62mg 132mg 7%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 9µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 4.8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.466g 0.384g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Fats 1.08g 1.15g 0%
Net carbs 14.88g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 0.34g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 5mg 15mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.279g 0.348g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.386mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.405mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.732mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.496mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.479mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 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 +595.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +160.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +147.7%
Contains more OtherOther +121.3%
~equal in Fats ~1.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 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 -19.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.3%

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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/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.