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Lentil vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lentil and mung beans

  • Lentil is higher than mung beans in iron, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, manganese, and folate.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for iron is 24% higher.
  • Lentil has 3 times more vitamin B6 than mung beans. While lentil has 0.178mg of vitamin B6, mung beans have only 0.067mg.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than mung beans (42).

The food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.
Lentil
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.7%
Contains more IronIron +137.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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.
Lentil
Lentil
6
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 5% 0% 0% 2.2% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
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% 0.33% 3% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Mung beans DV% diff.
Iron 3.33mg 1.4mg 24%
Phosphorus 180mg 99mg 12%
Copper 0.251mg 0.156mg 11%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.298mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.067mg 9%
Folate 181µg 159µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.41mg 5%
Protein 9.02g 7.02g 4%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.84mg 4%
Magnesium 36mg 48mg 3%
Potassium 369mg 266mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.577mg 3%
Calories 116kcal 105kcal 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 27mg 1%
Fiber 7.9g 7.6g 1%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.5µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.7µg 1%
Choline 32.7mg 29.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 7.8g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 129kcal 150kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 95g N/A
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 11.55g N/A
Carbs 20.13g 19.15g 0%
Sugar 1.8g 2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.164mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.116g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.128g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
7% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~19.15g
~equal in Water ~72.66g
~equal in Other ~0.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
3
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.7%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients
  2. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/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.