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Mung bean vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mung beans and sesame

  • Mung beans have more folate and vitamin B5, while sesame has more copper, iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, zinc, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 349% more than mung beans.
  • Mung beans contain 38 times more vitamin B5 than sesame. While mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, sesame contains only 0.05mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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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%
Sesame
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +166.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +638.6%
Contains more IronIron +115.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +189.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +319.5%

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%
Sesame
Sesame
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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% 5% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +104%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3720%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +544.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.247mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.941mg 4.082mg 349%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 21.773g 143%
Folate 625µg 97µg 132%
Iron 6.74mg 14.55mg 98%
Calcium 132mg 975mg 84%
Fats 1.15g 49.67g 75%
Manganese 1.035mg 2.46mg 62%
Selenium 8.2µg 34.4µg 48%
Zinc 2.68mg 7.75mg 46%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 18.759g 46%
Magnesium 189mg 351mg 39%
Phosphorus 367mg 629mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.05mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.79mg 31%
Saturated fat 0.348g 6.957g 30%
Potassium 1246mg 468mg 23%
Fiber 16.3g 11.8g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.791mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 4.515mg 14%
Carbs 62.62g 23.45g 13%
Choline 97.9mg 25.6mg 13%
Protein 23.86g 17.73g 12%
Calories 347kcal 573kcal 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.247mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 323kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 17g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 5.8 N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 15mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.522mg 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
Sesame
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167%
Contains more WaterWater +93%
Contains more FatsFats +4219.1%
Contains more OtherOther +34.3%

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
Sesame
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11551.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5570.1%

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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.