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Mung bean vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mung beans and fireweed

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, and potassium; however, fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, and calcium.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 246% more than mung beans.
  • Fireweed contains 19 times less vitamin B1 than mung beans. Mung beans contain 0.621mg of vitamin B1, while fireweed contains 0.033mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.2%
Contains more IronIron +180.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +811.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +547.7%
~equal in Zinc ~2.66mg

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%
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 7.3% 0% 60% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1781.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +458%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 1.035mg 6.704mg 246%
Folate 625µg 112µg 128%
Copper 0.941mg 0.32mg 69%
Iron 6.74mg 2.4mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.033mg 49%
Protein 23.86g 4.71g 38%
Phosphorus 367mg 108mg 37%
Calcium 132mg 429mg 30%
Fiber 16.3g 10.6g 23%
Potassium 1246mg 494mg 22%
Vitamin A 6µg 180µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.632mg 19%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 4.674mg 15%
Carbs 62.62g 19.22g 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.9µg 13%
Calories 347kcal 103kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 1.356mg 11%
Magnesium 189mg 156mg 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.137mg 7%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 2.2mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 3%
Fats 1.15g 2.75g 2%
Saturated fat 0.348g 2%
Sodium 15mg 34mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 97g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Zinc 2.68mg 2.66mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +406.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +225.8%
Contains more OtherOther +30.7%
Contains more FatsFats +139.1%
Contains more WaterWater +682.1%

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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.