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Black gram vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between black gram and beans

  • Black gram has more iron, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and protein; however, beans are higher in copper, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Black gram covers your daily need for iron 18% more than beans.
  • Black gram has 4 times more folate than beans. While black gram has 94µg of folate, beans have only 24µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 16% 20% 66% 46% 23% 67% 0.91% 54% 14%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96.9%
Contains more IronIron +503.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
~equal in Calcium ~50mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 3.3% 0% 0.67% 3% 38% 17% 28% 26% 13% 0% 6.8% 71%
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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 10% 0% 1.7% 3% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +248.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +237.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +291.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +210%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +124.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Beans DV% diff.
Iron 1.75mg 0.29mg 18%
Manganese 0.412mg 18%
Folate 94µg 24µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.433mg 9%
Magnesium 63mg 32mg 7%
Copper 0.139mg 0.206mg 7%
Phosphorus 156mg 104mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.43mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.13mg 6%
Protein 7.54g 4.8g 5%
Zinc 0.83mg 1.4mg 5%
Fiber 6.4g 5.5g 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 4.5µg 4%
Vitamin C 1mg 3.1mg 2%
Potassium 231mg 296mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.8µg 2%
Carbs 18.34g 20.49g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.06mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.359g 0.172g 1%
Calories 105kcal 105kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 7.2g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 139kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 95g 95g N/A
Fats 0.55g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 11.94g 14.99g N/A
Calcium 53mg 50mg 0%
Sugar 2.01g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Choline 29.6mg 30.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.038g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.385mg 0%
Leucine 0.625mg 0%
Lysine 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.44mg 0%
Valine 0.423mg 0%
Histidine 0.211mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 18% 73%
Protein: 7.54 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 18.34 g
Water: 72.51 g
Other: 1.06 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.1%
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.7%
~equal in Water ~72.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.359 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.7%

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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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172427/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.