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Mothbeans raw vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mothbeans raw and mung beans different?

  • Mothbeans raw have more folate, iron, magnesium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin B6 than mung beans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mothbeans raw is 123% higher.
  • Mothbeans raw contain 8 times more magnesium than mung beans. While mothbeans raw contain 381mg of magnesium, mung beans contain only 48mg.
  • Mothbeans raw have a lower glycemic index (30) than mung beans (42).

Mothbeans, mature seeds, raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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 272% 45% 105% 407% 229% 52% 210% 3.9% 237% 45%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +693.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +455.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +347.7%
Contains more IronIron +675%
Contains more CopperCopper +341%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +393.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +510.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +228%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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 13% 0% 0.67% 0% 141% 21% 53% 92% 84% 0% 0% 487%
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 +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +242.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +385.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +274.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +446.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +308.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mothbeans raw Mung beans DV% diff.
Folate 649µg 159µg 123%
Iron 10.85mg 1.4mg 118%
Magnesium 381mg 48mg 79%
Manganese 1.82mg 0.298mg 66%
Copper 0.688mg 0.156mg 59%
Phosphorus 489mg 99mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.562mg 0.164mg 33%
Protein 22.94g 7.02g 32%
Fiber 7.6g 30%
Potassium 1191mg 266mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.535mg 0.41mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.366mg 0.067mg 23%
Carbs 61.52g 19.15g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.8mg 0.577mg 14%
Calories 343kcal 105kcal 12%
Calcium 150mg 27mg 12%
Zinc 1.92mg 0.84mg 10%
Selenium 8.2µg 2.5µg 10%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.75g 0.128g 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 1mg 3%
Fats 1.61g 0.38g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.091mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.364g 0.116g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.7g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 150kcal 150kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 95g N/A
Net carbs 61.52g 11.55g N/A
Sugar 2g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.138mg 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 1.541mg 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 1.248mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.22mg 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.734mg 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.771mg 0.205mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 62% 10% 4%
Protein: 22.94 g
Fats: 1.61 g
Carbs: 61.52 g
Water: 9.68 g
Other: 4.25 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 +226.8%
Contains more FatsFats +323.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +221.3%
Contains more WaterWater +650.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.364 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.75 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +138.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +485.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.1%

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. Mothbeans raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172425/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.