Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mung bean
versus
cooked
bacon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mung bean and bacon:
Both bacon and mung bean are high in calories. Bacon has 159% more calories than mung bean - bacon has 898 calories per 100 grams and mung bean has 347 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mung bean is much heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to bacon per calorie. Mung bean has a macronutrient ratio of 27:70:3 and for bacon, 0:0:100 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Mung Bean | Bacon | |
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Protein | 27% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 70% | ~ |
Fat | 3% | 100% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mung bean is high in carbohydrates and bacon has less carbohydrates than mung bean - mung bean has 62.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than bacon - mung bean has 16.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Bacon has less sugar than mung bean - mung bean has 6.6g of sugar per 100 grams and bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean is an excellent source of protein and it has 339 times more protein than bacon - bacon has 0.07g of protein per 100 grams and mung bean has 23.9g of protein.
Bacon is high in saturated fat and mung bean has 99% less saturated fat than bacon - bacon has 32g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mung bean has 0.35g of saturated fat.
Mung bean has less cholesterol than bacon - bacon has 97mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and mung bean does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin C than bacon - mung bean has 4.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Bacon and mung bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - bacon has 11ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mung bean has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Mung bean has more Vitamin E than bacon - mung bean has 0.51mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin K than bacon - mung bean has 9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, bacon contains more Vitamin B12.
Mung Bean | Bacon | |
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Thiamin | 0.621 MG | 0.004 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.233 MG | 0.015 MG |
Niacin | 2.251 MG | 0.725 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.91 MG | 0.007 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.382 MG | 0.005 MG |
Folate | 625 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.09 UG |
Mung bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has 131 times more calcium than bacon - bacon has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and mung bean has 132mg of calcium.
Mung bean is an excellent source of iron and it has 50 times more iron than bacon - bacon has 0.13mg of iron per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.7mg of iron.
Mung bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has 82 times more potassium than bacon - bacon has 15mg of potassium per 100 grams and mung bean has 1246mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, bacon has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than mung bean per 100 grams.
Mung Bean | Bacon | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.027 G | 0.476 G |
Total | 0.027 G | 0.476 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, bacon has more linoleic acid than mung bean per 100 grams.
Mung Bean | Bacon | |
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linoleic acid | 0.357 G | 9.426 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.442 G |
Total | 0.357 G | 9.868 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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