Nutrition for Mung Bean (raw)

Mung Bean Nutrition Summary

One cup of raw mung bean (207 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 718 calories and 49.4 grams of protein. Mung bean consist of 9% water, 63% carbohydrates, 24% protein, and 1% fat.

Mung bean is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and folate. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin C, zinc, manganese, copper, phosphorus, choline and selenium.

In one cup of raw mung bean:

• Calories: 718
• Protein: 49.4 g
• Sugar: 13.7 g
• Dietary fiber: 33.7 g
• Fat: 2.4 g, (Saturated: 0.7 g)
• Sodium: 31.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in mung bean.

See the Mung Bean Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Mung beans, mature seeds, raw.

Calories in Mung Bean

Mung bean has 718 calories per cup or 347 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

70% of calories in mung bean are from carbohydrates, 27% of calories are from protein and 3% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Mung Bean

Calories Similar to Mung Bean

Some other legume or legume products with similar calories to mung bean by weight:

• Peanut Flour: -41 calories
• Soy Flour: +52 calories
• Fried Tofu: -159 calories
• Miso: -308 calories

Protein in Mung Bean

An excellent source of protein, a single cup of Mung Bean contains 99% of recommended daily values or 49.4 grams of protein. In addition, mung bean is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 49.39 g
• Tryptophan: 0.54 g
• Threonine: 1.62 g
• Isoleucine: 2.09 g
• Leucine: 3.82 g
• Lysine: 3.44 g
• Methionine: 0.59 g
• Phenylalanine: 2.99 g
• Valine: 2.56 g
• Histidine: 1.44 g

Protein Similar to Mung Bean

Some other legume or legume products with similar amounts of protein to mung bean by weight:

• Peanut Butter: +0.4 grams
• Peanuts: +1 grams
• Tempeh: -7.4 grams
• Fried Tofu: -10 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Mung Bean

An good source of many nutrients, raw mung bean contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. In fact, a single cup of mung bean contains 323% of recommended daily values or 1293.8 ug of folate. Also an excellent source of magnesium, a single cup of mung bean contains 126% of recommended daily values or 391.2 milligrams of magnesium.

Vitamins in mung bean (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 12.4 ug
• Thiamin: 1.3 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.5 mg
• Niacin: 4.7 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.8 mg
• Vitamin c: 9.9 mg
• Vitamin e: 1.1 mg
• Folate: 1293.8 ug
• Vitamin k: 18.6 ug

Minerals in mung bean (1 cup):

• Calcium: 273.2 mg
• Potassium: 2579.2 mg
• Iron: 14 mg
• Magnesium: 391.2 mg
• Zinc: 5.5 mg
• Selenium: 17 ug
• Phosphorus: 759.7 mg
• Copper: 1.9 mg
• Manganese: 2.1 mg
• Choline: 202.7 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in mung bean.

Similar to Mung Bean for Folate (Vit B9)

Here are some other legume or legume products with similarly abundant amounts of folate (Vit B9) to mung bean:

• Soy Flour: -696 UG
• Peanut Flour: -780 UG
• Lentils: -919 UG
• Chickpeas: -938 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Mung Bean ^[3]

Mung Bean Nutrition Chart

Mung Bean in Cooking

Most recipes call for one or two cups of mung bean.