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Mung bean vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mung beans and barley?

  • Barley has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, and manganese than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 152% higher.
  • Mung beans have 14 times more vitamin B5 than barley. Mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while barley has 0.135mg.

We used Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Barley, pearled, cooked types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +759.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1239.8%
Contains more IronIron +406.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +796.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +226.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +579.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +299.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Selenium ~8.6µg

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.
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 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +648.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1314.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +232.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1025%
Contains more FolateFolate +3806.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.063mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Barley DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 16µg 152%
Copper 0.941mg 0.105mg 93%
Iron 6.74mg 1.33mg 68%
Fiber 16.3g 3.8g 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 54mg 45%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.083mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 2.26g 43%
Magnesium 189mg 22mg 40%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.135mg 36%
Potassium 1246mg 93mg 34%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.259mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.115mg 21%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.82mg 17%
Choline 97.9mg 13.4mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.062mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 11mg 12%
Calories 347kcal 123kcal 11%
Carbs 62.62g 28.22g 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.8µg 7%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.01mg 3%
Fats 1.15g 0.44g 1%
Sodium 15mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 8.2µg 8.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 2.063mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.093g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.214g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 81g N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.28g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +955.8%
Contains more FatsFats +161.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1085.7%
Contains more WaterWater +660.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +182.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.