Mung beans vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and rice?

Mung beans are richer in fiber, folate, protein, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium, yet rice is richer in selenium, manganese, and vitamin B3.
Mung beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 29% higher.
Mung beans have 8 times more potassium than rice. Mung beans have 266mg of potassium, while rice has 35mg.
Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than rice.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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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

Rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+660%
Contains more IronIron	+16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+126.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

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

Rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+369.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+174.1%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.163mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7.6g	0.4g	29%
Folate	159µg	58µg	25%
Copper	0.156mg	0.069mg	10%
Protein	7.02g	2.69g	9%
Magnesium	48mg	12mg	9%
Selenium	2.5µg	7.5µg	9%
Phosphorus	99mg	43mg	8%
Manganese	0.298mg	0.472mg	8%
Potassium	266mg	35mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.577mg	1.476mg	6%
Choline	29.4mg	2.1mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.013mg	4%
Carbs	19.15g	28.17g	3%
Iron	1.4mg	1.2mg	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.49mg	3%
Calcium	27mg	10mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	0µg	2%
Calories	105kcal	130kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	95g	77g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.28g	0%
Net carbs	11.55g	27.77g	N/A
Sugar	2g	0.05g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.163mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.39mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.116g	0.077g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	0.088g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.128g	0.076g	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.031mg	0%
Threonine	0.23mg	0.096mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.116mg	0%
Leucine	0.544mg	0.222mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.063mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.425mg	0.144mg	0%
Valine	0.364mg	0.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.063mg	0%