Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mung bean
versus
peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mung bean and peas:
Mung bean is high in calories and pea has 77% less calories than mung bean - pea has 81 calories per 100 grams and mung bean has 347 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mung bean is similar to peas for protein, carbs and fat. Mung bean has a macronutrient ratio of 27:70:3 and for peas, 26:70:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Mung Bean | Peas | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 27% | 26% |
Carbohydrates | 70% | 70% |
Fat | 3% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mung bean is high in carbohydrates and pea has 77% less carbohydrates than mung bean - pea has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and mung bean has 62.6g of carbohydrates.
Both peas and mung bean are high in dietary fiber. Mung bean has 186% more dietary fiber than pea - pea has 5.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mung bean has 16.3g of dietary fiber.
Peas and mung bean contain similar amounts of sugar - pea has 5.7g of sugar per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.6g of sugar.
Mung bean is an excellent source of protein and it has 340% more protein than pea - pea has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and mung bean has 23.9g of protein.
Both peas and mung bean are low in saturated fat - pea has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mung bean has 0.35g of saturated fat.
Pea is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 733% more Vitamin C than mung bean - pea has 40mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mung bean has 4.8mg of Vitamin C.
Pea has 533% more Vitamin A than mung bean - pea has 38ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mung bean has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Peas and mung bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pea has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mung bean has 0.51mg of Vitamin E.
Peas and mung bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pea has 24.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mung bean has 9ug of Vitamin K.
Mung bean has more thiamin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both mung bean and peas contain significant amounts of riboflavin and niacin.
Mung Bean | Peas | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.621 MG | 0.266 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.233 MG | 0.132 MG |
Niacin | 2.251 MG | 2.09 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.91 MG | 0.104 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.382 MG | 0.169 MG |
Folate | 625 UG | 65 UG |
Mung bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has 428% more calcium than pea - pea has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and mung bean has 132mg of calcium.
Mung bean is an excellent source of iron and it has 359% more iron than pea - pea has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.7mg of iron.
Both peas and mung bean are high in potassium. Mung bean has 411% more potassium than pea - pea has 244mg of potassium per 100 grams and mung bean has 1246mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Mung Bean | Peas | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 68 UG | 449 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 21 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 2477 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both mung bean and peas contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Mung Bean | Peas | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.027 G | 0.035 G |
Total | 0.027 G | 0.035 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, mung bean has more linoleic acid than pea per 100 grams.
Mung Bean | Peas | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 0.357 G | 0.152 G |
Total | 0.357 G | 0.152 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Mung Bean 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Peas 100g
(
100 g
)
|
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
347KCAL 17% |
|
328% | calories | 5% |
|
81KCAL 4% | |
63G 25% |
|
350% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
14G 6% | |
16G 65% |
|
181% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
5.7G 23% | |
6.6G | 16% | sugar | 5% | 5.7G | |||
1.2G 2% |
|
200% | total fat | 5% |
|
0.4G 1% | |
0.35G 2% |
|
399% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
0.07G 0.4% | |
0.16G | 299% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.04G | |||
0.38G | 100% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.19G | |||
15MG 1% |
|
200% | sodium | 5% |
|
5MG 0.3% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
6UG 1% |
|
5% | Vitamin A | 533% |
|
38UG 5% | |
4.8MG 6% |
|
5% | Vitamin C | 733% |
|
40MG 53% | |
132MG 13% |
|
428% | calcium | 5% |
|
25MG 3% | |
6.7MG 37% |
|
347% | iron | 5% |
|
1.5MG 8% | |
189MG 61% |
|
473% | magnesium | 5% |
|
33MG 11% | |
1246MG 54% |
|
411% | potassium | 5% |
|
244MG 11% | |
0.62MG 57% |
|
130% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.27MG 24% | |
0.23MG 21% |
|
77% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.13MG 12% | |
2.3MG 16% |
|
10% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
2.1MG 15% | |
0.38MG 29% |
|
123% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.17MG 13% | |
1.9MG 38% |
|
>999% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.1MG 2% | |
625UG 156% |
|
862% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
65UG 16% | |
0.51MG 3% |
|
292% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.13MG 1% | |
9UG 10% |
|
5% | Vitamin K | 178% |
|
25UG 28% | |
24G 48% |
|
344% | protein | 5% |
|
5.4G 11% | |
98MG 23% |
|
250% | choline | 5% |
|
28MG 7% | |
0.94MG 78% |
|
422% | copper | 5% |
|
0.18MG 15% | |
1MG 58% |
|
144% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.41MG 23% | |
367MG 52% |
|
240% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
108MG 15% | |
8.2UG 15% |
|
356% | selenium | 5% |
|
1.8UG 3% | |
2.7MG 34% |
|
125% | zinc | 5% |
|
1.2MG 16% | |
9.1G | 5% | Water | 768% | 79G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin D, biotin (Vit B7), Vitamin B12, cholesterol, trans fat. |