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Mothbeans vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mothbeans and beans different?

  • Mothbeans has more iron, folate, magnesium, protein, and phosphorus; however, beans are richer in zinc.
  • Mothbeans covers your daily need for iron 36% more than beans.
  • Mothbeans has 6 times more folate than beans. Mothbeans has 143µg of folate, while beans have 24µg.

Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types were 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 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
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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 +225%
Contains more IronIron +982.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +137.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.7%
~equal in Potassium ~296mg

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% 0.33% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107%
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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 B3Vitamin B3 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +495.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +210%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mothbeans Beans DV% diff.
Iron 3.14mg 0.29mg 36%
Folate 143µg 24µg 30%
Manganese 0.527mg 23%
Fiber 5.5g 22%
Magnesium 104mg 32mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 8%
Zinc 0.59mg 1.4mg 7%
Phosphorus 150mg 104mg 7%
Protein 7.81g 4.8g 6%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Calcium 3mg 50mg 5%
Copper 0.164mg 0.206mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 4.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.13mg 3%
Vitamin C 1mg 3.1mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.15mg 2%
Calories 117kcal 105kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.668mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.256g 0.172g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.7g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 150kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 85g 95g N/A
Fats 0.55g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 20.96g 14.99g N/A
Carbs 20.96g 20.49g 0%
Potassium 304mg 296mg 0%
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Sodium 10mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.124g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.388mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.425mg 0%
Methionine 0.075mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.35mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 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 +62.7%
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
~equal in Carbs ~20.49g
~equal in Water ~72.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.9%

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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. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.