Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oats
versus
bean sprouts
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oats and bean sprouts:
Oat is high in calories and bean sprout has 92% less calories than oat - oat has 389 calories per 100 grams and bean sprout has 30 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oats is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to bean sprouts per calorie. Oats has a macronutrient ratio of 17:67:16 and for bean sprouts, 32:63:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oats | Bean Sprouts | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 17% | 32% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 63% |
Fat | 16% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat is high in carbohydrates and bean sprout has 91% less carbohydrates than oat - oat has 66.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and bean sprout has 5.9g of carbohydrates.
Oat is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 489% more dietary fiber than bean sprout - oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and bean sprout has 1.8g of dietary fiber.
Oat has less sugar than bean sprout - bean sprout has 4.1g of sugar per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat is an excellent source of protein and it has 456% more protein than bean sprout - oat has 16.9g of protein per 100 grams and bean sprout has 3g of protein.
Bean sprout has 25.4 times less saturated fat than oat - oat has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and bean sprout has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Bean sprout is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than oat - bean sprout has 13.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprouts and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - bean sprout has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprouts and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - bean sprout has 0.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout has more Vitamin K than oat - bean sprout has 33ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin and pantothenic acid. Both oats and bean sprouts contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Oats | Bean Sprouts | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.763 MG | 0.084 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.124 MG |
Niacin | 0.961 MG | 0.749 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.349 MG | 0.38 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.088 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 61 UG |
Oat is a great source of calcium and it has 315% more calcium than bean sprout - oat has 54mg of calcium per 100 grams and bean sprout has 13mg of calcium.
Oat is an excellent source of iron and it has 419% more iron than bean sprout - oat has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and bean sprout has 0.91mg of iron.
Oat is an excellent source of potassium and it has 188% more potassium than bean sprout - oat has 429mg of potassium per 100 grams and bean sprout has 149mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, oat has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than bean sprout per 100 grams.
Oats | Bean Sprouts | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.111 G | 0.016 G |
Total | 0.111 G | 0.016 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, oat has more linoleic acid than bean sprout per 100 grams.
Oats | Bean Sprouts | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 2.424 G | 0.042 G |
Total | 2.424 G | 0.042 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Oats or Bean Sprouts .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Bean Sprouts (Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw) .
Oats 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Bean Sprouts 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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389KCAL 20% |
|
>999% | calories | 5% |
|
30KCAL 2% | |
66G 27% |
|
>999% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
5.9G 2% | |
11G 42% |
|
511% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
1.8G 7% | |
5% | sugar | >999% | 4.1G | ||||
6.9G 11% |
|
>999% | total fat | 5% |
|
0.18G 0.3% | |
1.2G 7% |
|
>999% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
0.05G 0.3% | |
2.2G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.02G | |||
2.5G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.06G | |||
2MG 0.1% |
|
5% | sodium | 200% |
|
6MG 0.4% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
|
5% | Vitamin A | >999% |
|
1UG 0.1% | ||
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
13MG 18% | ||
54MG 5% |
|
315% | calcium | 5% |
|
13MG 1% | |
4.7MG 26% |
|
416% | iron | 5% |
|
0.91MG 5% | |
177MG 57% |
|
743% | magnesium | 5% |
|
21MG 7% | |
429MG 19% |
|
188% | potassium | 5% |
|
149MG 7% | |
0.76MG 69% |
|
849% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.08MG 8% | |
0.14MG 13% |
|
17% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.12MG 11% | |
0.96MG 7% |
|
28% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
0.75MG 5% | |
0.12MG 9% |
|
33% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.09MG 7% | |
1.3MG 27% |
|
242% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.38MG 8% | |
56UG 14% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 9% |
|
61UG 15% | |
|
5% | Vitamin E | >999% |
|
0.1MG 1% | ||
|
5% | Vitamin K | >999% |
|
33UG 37% | ||
17G 34% |
|
467% | protein | 5% |
|
3G 6% | |
|
5% | choline | >999% |
|
14MG 3% | ||
0.63MG 52% |
|
294% | copper | 5% |
|
0.16MG 14% | |
4.9MG 273% |
|
>999% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.19MG 10% | |
523MG 75% |
|
869% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
54MG 8% | |
|
5% | selenium | >999% |
|
0.6UG 1% | ||
4MG 50% |
|
875% | zinc | 5% |
|
0.41MG 5% | |
8.2G | 5% | Water | 998% | 90G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin D, biotin (Vit B7), Vitamin B12, cholesterol, trans fat. |