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Mung bean vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mung beans and barley

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B5, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, barley has more selenium, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 152% higher.
  • Barley has 7 times less vitamin B5 than mung beans. Mung beans have 1.91mg of vitamin B5, while barley has 0.282mg.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Barley, hulled.

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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%
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.7%
Contains more IronIron +87.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +89%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +359.8%
~equal in Zinc ~2.77mg

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%
Barley
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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% 0.33% 11% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +577.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +309.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +3189.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.646mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Barley DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 19µg 152%
Selenium 8.2µg 37.7µg 54%
Copper 0.941mg 0.498mg 49%
Iron 6.74mg 3.6mg 39%
Manganese 1.035mg 1.943mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.282mg 33%
Protein 23.86g 12.48g 23%
Potassium 1246mg 452mg 23%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Phosphorus 367mg 264mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 4.604mg 15%
Magnesium 189mg 133mg 13%
Calcium 132mg 33mg 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 2.2µg 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.318mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 1.108g 5%
Carbs 62.62g 73.48g 4%
Fiber 16.3g 17.3g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.285mg 4%
Fats 1.15g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.646mg 2%
Zinc 2.68mg 2.77mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.482g 1%
Calories 347kcal 354kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 3.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 284kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 28g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 2.9 N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 15mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.57mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.281mg 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
Barley
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.2%
Contains more OtherOther +44.3%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
~equal in Water ~9.44g

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
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +188.5%

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/170283/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.