Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

Plant foods · Legumes · Beans, lentils & peas

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Macronutrients 70 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 7.0 g · 28 kcal/100g
Fat 0.4 g · 3 kcal/100g
Carbs 19.2 g · 77 kcal/100g
Fiber 7.6 g
Water 73 g
Total energy 105 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (71%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 63 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.4g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.1g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.12g

Saturated fat is 1.0% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 95 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 95%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (95% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 38 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 1 µg
Vitamin C 1.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.2 mg
Vitamin K 3 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.16 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.06 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
Folate (B9) 159 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 27 mg
Iron 1.4 mg
Magnesium 48 mg
Phosphorus 99 mg
Potassium 266 mg
Sodium 2 mg
Zinc 0.8 mg
Copper 0.16 mg
Manganese 0.30 mg
Selenium 2.5 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (80% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.