Kidney Beans vs Mung Beans – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing kidney beans to mung beans, we picked the kidney beans.

Why?

Both have their merits! But we say kidney beans come out on top, even if only just:

In terms of macros, they are almost identical: kidney beans have a tiny touch more protein and mung beans have a tiny touch more fiber, but they’re close enough to be within each other’s margin of variation (since we’re dealing with averages here, of course), thus, we declare the macros category a tie.

In the category of vitamins, kidney beans have more of vitamins B6, C, and K, while mung beans have more of vitamins B5, B9, and E. Thus, another tie.

When it comes to minerals, they are set a little more apart: kidney beans have more calcium, copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium,and zinc, while mung beans have more magnesium and selenium. A clear win for kidney beans in this category.

Adding up the sections makes an overall win for kidney beans, but as we say, it’s super close, so by all means enjoy either or both; diversity is best!

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Enjoy!