Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oatmeal
versus
mung bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oatmeal and mung bean:
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in calories. Mung bean is very similar to mung bean for calories - mung bean has 347 calories per 100 grams and oatmeal has 367 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oatmeal is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to mung bean for carbs. Oatmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 17:69:15 and for mung bean, 27:70:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oatmeal | Mung Bean | |
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Protein | 17% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 69% | 70% |
Fat | 15% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in carbohydrates. Mung bean is very similar to mung bean for carbohydrates - mung bean has 62.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and oatmeal has 67g of carbohydrates.
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in dietary fiber. Mung bean has 66% more dietary fiber than oatmeal - mung bean has 16.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oatmeal has 9.8g of dietary fiber.
Oatmeal has 5.6 times less sugar than mung bean - mung bean has 6.6g of sugar per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1g of sugar.
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in protein. Mung bean has 49% more protein than oatmeal - mung bean has 23.9g of protein per 100 grams and oatmeal has 16g of protein.
Mung bean and oatmeal contain similar amounts of saturated fat - mung bean has 0.35g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1.1g of saturated fat.
Mung bean has more Vitamin C than oatmeal - mung bean has 4.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin A than oatmeal - mung bean has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mung bean has 0.51mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oatmeal has 0.47mg of Vitamin E.
Mung bean has more Vitamin K than oatmeal - mung bean has 9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both oatmeal and mung bean contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Oatmeal | Mung Bean | |
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Thiamin | 0.73 MG | 0.621 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.14 MG | 0.233 MG |
Niacin | 0.78 MG | 2.251 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.91 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12 MG | 0.382 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 625 UG |
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in calcium. Mung bean has 154% more calcium than oatmeal - mung bean has 132mg of calcium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 52mg of calcium.
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in iron. Mung bean has 60% more iron than oatmeal - mung bean has 6.7mg of iron per 100 grams and oatmeal has 4.2mg of iron.
Both mung bean and oatmeal are high in potassium. Mung bean has 256% more potassium than oatmeal - mung bean has 1246mg of potassium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 350mg of potassium.
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.
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 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% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||