Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
acai berry juice
versus
mung bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in acai berry juice and mung bean:
Mung bean is high in calories and acai berry juice has 82% less calories than mung bean - acai berry juice has 62 calories per 100 grams and mung bean has 347 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, acai berry juice is much lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to mung bean per calorie. Acai berry juice has a macronutrient ratio of 5:83:12 and for mung bean, 27:70:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Acai Berry Juice | Mung Bean | |
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Protein | 5% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 83% | 70% |
Fat | 12% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mung bean is high in carbohydrates and acai berry juice has 80% less carbohydrates than mung bean - acai berry juice has 12.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and mung bean has 62.6g of carbohydrates.
Mung bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 12 times more dietary fiber than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mung bean has 16.3g of dietary fiber.
Mung bean has 41% less sugar than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 11.1g of sugar per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.6g of sugar.
Mung bean is an excellent source of protein and it has 27 times more protein than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 0.83g of protein per 100 grams and mung bean has 23.9g of protein.
Both mung bean and acai berry juice are low in saturated fat - mung bean has 0.35g of saturated fat per 100 grams and acai berry juice does not contain significant amounts.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 777% more Vitamin C than mung bean - acai berry juice has 42.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mung bean has 4.8mg of Vitamin C.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 79 times more Vitamin A than mung bean - acai berry juice has 485ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mung bean has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 20 times more Vitamin E than mung bean - acai berry juice has 11.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mung bean has 0.51mg of Vitamin E.
Acai berry juice and mung bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - acai berry juice has 16.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mung bean has 9ug of Vitamin K.
Mung bean has more thiamin, riboflavin and folate, however, acai berry juice contains more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both acai berry juice and mung bean contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Acai Berry Juice | Mung Bean | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | 0.621 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.04 MG | 0.233 MG |
Niacin | 9.06 MG | 2.251 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 3.333 MG | 1.91 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.1 MG | 0.382 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 625 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.4 UG | ~ |
Mung bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has 595% more calcium than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 19mg of calcium per 100 grams and mung bean has 132mg of calcium.
Mung bean is an excellent source of iron and it has 41 times more iron than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 0.16mg of iron per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.7mg of iron.
Mung bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has 858% more potassium than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 130mg 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,
Acai Berry Juice | Mung Bean | |
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beta-carotene | 5784 UG | 68 UG |
alpha-carotene | 46 UG | ~ |
lycopene | 899 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 783 UG | ~ |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Acai Berry Juice (Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified) and Mung Bean (Mung beans, mature seeds, raw) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||