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Mung bean vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mung beans and soybeans different?

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc than soybeans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 143% higher.
  • Mung beans contain 11 times more vitamin B5 than soybeans. While mung beans contain 1.91mg of vitamin B5, soybeans contain only 0.179mg.
  • Soybeans have a lower glycemic index (14) than mung beans (31).

Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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 61% 31% 45% 193% 136% 31% 105% 0.13% 107% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +119.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.9%
Contains more IronIron +31.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +131.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +133%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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 5.7% 0% 0% 7% 39% 66% 7.5% 11% 54% 0% 48% 41%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +464.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +967%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1057.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +113.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Soybean DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 54µg 143%
Copper 0.941mg 0.407mg 59%
Fiber 16.3g 6g 41%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.155mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.179mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 5.064g 31%
Magnesium 189mg 86mg 25%
Potassium 1246mg 515mg 22%
Iron 6.74mg 5.14mg 20%
Carbs 62.62g 8.36g 18%
Phosphorus 367mg 245mg 17%
Zinc 2.68mg 1.15mg 14%
Fats 1.15g 8.97g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.399mg 12%
Protein 23.86g 18.21g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.234mg 11%
Calories 347kcal 172kcal 9%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.824mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 19.2µg 9%
Choline 97.9mg 47.5mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 1.981g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.285mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.348g 1.297g 4%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 1.7mg 3%
Calcium 132mg 102mg 3%
Selenium 8.2µg 7.3µg 2%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.35mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 94kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 58g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 5.4 N/A
Net carbs 46.32g 2.36g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.723mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.807mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 1.108mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.224mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.831mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.449mg 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
18% 9% 8% 63% 2%
Protein: 18.21 g
Fats: 8.97 g
Carbs: 8.36 g
Water: 62.55 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +649%
Contains more OtherOther +73.8%
Contains more FatsFats +680%
Contains more WaterWater +591.2%

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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.297 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.981 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.064 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1130.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1218.8%

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. Soybean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174271/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.