Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
tangerine
versus
mung bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in tangerine and mung bean:
Mung bean is high in calories and tangerine has 85% less calories than mung bean - tangerine has 53 calories per 100 grams and mung bean has 347 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, tangerine is much lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to mung bean for fat. Tangerine has a macronutrient ratio of 5:90:5 and for mung bean, 27:70:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Tangerine | Mung Bean | |
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Protein | 5% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 90% | 70% |
Fat | 5% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mung bean is high in carbohydrates and tangerine has 79% less carbohydrates than mung bean - tangerine has 13.3g 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 806% more dietary fiber than tangerine - tangerine has 1.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mung bean has 16.3g of dietary fiber.
Tangerine and mung bean contain similar amounts of sugar - tangerine has 10.6g of sugar per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.6g of sugar.
Mung bean is an excellent source of protein and it has 28 times more protein than tangerine - tangerine has 0.81g of protein per 100 grams and mung bean has 23.9g of protein.
Both tangerine and mung bean are low in saturated fat - tangerine has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mung bean has 0.35g of saturated fat.
Tangerine is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 456% more Vitamin C than mung bean - tangerine has 26.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mung bean has 4.8mg of Vitamin C.
Tangerine has 467% more Vitamin A than mung bean - tangerine has 34ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mung bean has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Tangerine and mung bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - tangerine has 0.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mung bean has 0.51mg of Vitamin E.
Mung bean has more Vitamin K than tangerine - mung bean has 9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and tangerine does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Tangerine | Mung Bean | |
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Thiamin | 0.058 MG | 0.621 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.036 MG | 0.233 MG |
Niacin | 0.376 MG | 2.251 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.216 MG | 1.91 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.078 MG | 0.382 MG |
Folate | 16 UG | 625 UG |
Mung bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has 257% more calcium than tangerine - tangerine has 37mg of calcium per 100 grams and mung bean has 132mg of calcium.
Mung bean is an excellent source of iron and it has 43 times more iron than tangerine - tangerine has 0.15mg of iron per 100 grams and mung bean has 6.7mg of iron.
Mung bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has 651% more potassium than tangerine - tangerine has 166mg 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,
Tangerine | Mung Bean | |
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beta-carotene | 155 UG | 68 UG |
alpha-carotene | 101 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 138 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both tangerine and mung bean contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Tangerine | Mung Bean | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.018 G | 0.027 G |
Total | 0.018 G | 0.027 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, mung bean has more linoleic acid than tangerine per 100 grams.
Tangerine | Mung Bean | |
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linoleic acid | 0.048 G | 0.357 G |
Total | 0.048 G | 0.357 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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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||