Boiled lentils, unsalted vs Mung beans, boiled, with salt

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 86 g of boiled lentils, unsalted or 95 g of mung beans, boiled, with salt. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in boiled lentils, unsalted: iron (2.2×), copper, manganese, vitamin B6 (2.4×) and phosphorus. More in mung beans, boiled, with salt: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Boiled lentils, unsalted100 cal

86.2 g · 7.8 g protein · 17.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 0.33 g fat

Mung beans, boiled, with salt100 cal

95.2 g · 6.7 g protein · 18.2 g carbs (1.9 g sugars) · 0.36 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 10%

    1.7 mg vs 227 mg

  • Iron16% vs 7%

    2.9 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Copper24% vs 17%

    0.22 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Manganese19% vs 12%

    0.43 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Vitamin B69% vs 4%

    0.15 mg vs 0.064 mg

  • Phosphorus12% vs 8%

    155 mg vs 94.3 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein7.8 g · 6.7 g16%·13%
  • Total fat0.33 g · 0.36 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.11 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates17.4 g · 18.2 g6%·7%
  • Fiber6.8 g · 7.2 g24%·26%
  • Potassium318 mg · 253 mg7%·5%
  • Calcium16.4 mg · 25.7 mg1%·2%
  • Magnesium31 mg · 45.7 mg7%·11%
  • Zinc1.1 mg · 0.8 mg10%·7%
  • Selenium2.4 µg · 2.4 µg4%·4%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0.95 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C1.3 mg · 0.95 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.095 mg · 0.14 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K1.5 µg · 2.6 µg1%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.15 mg · 0.16 mg12%·13%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.063 mg · 0.058 mg5%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.91 mg · 0.55 mg6%·3%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.55 mg · 0.39 mg11%·8%
  • Folate156 µg · 151 µg39%·38%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline28.2 mg · 28 mg5%·5%

From USDA FoodData Central: Boiled lentils, unsalted (SR Legacy 172421), Mung beans, boiled, with salt (SR Legacy 175255). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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