Mung beans vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and chickpeas different?

Chickpeas are higher than mung beans in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Chickpeas cover your daily need for manganese 32% more than mung beans.

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Mung beans

Chickpeas

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.5%
Contains more IronIron	+106.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+125.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+245.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48%

~equal in Magnesium ~48mg

~equal in Potassium ~291mg

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.

Mung beans

Chickpeas

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+30%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+48.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.063mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.526mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~172µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.298mg	1.03mg	32%
Copper	0.156mg	0.352mg	22%
Iron	1.4mg	2.89mg	19%
Phosphorus	99mg	168mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.128g	1.156g	7%
Zinc	0.84mg	1.53mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.139mg	6%
Protein	7.02g	8.86g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.116mg	4%
Calories	105kcal	164kcal	3%
Fats	0.38g	2.59g	3%
Carbs	19.15g	27.42g	3%
Folate	159µg	172µg	3%
Calcium	27mg	49mg	2%
Selenium	2.5µg	3.7µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.286mg	2%
Choline	29.4mg	42.8mg	2%
Potassium	266mg	291mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.35mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	4µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.116g	0.269g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	0.583g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	5.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	185kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	95g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	6.5	N/A
Vitamin C	1mg	1.3mg	0%
Net carbs	11.55g	19.82g	N/A
Magnesium	48mg	48mg	0%
Sugar	2g	4.8g	N/A
Fiber	7.6g	7.6g	0%
Sodium	2mg	7mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.063mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.577mg	0.526mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.23mg	0.329mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.38mg	0%
Leucine	0.544mg	0.631mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.593mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.425mg	0.475mg	0%
Valine	0.364mg	0.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.244mg	0%