Mung beans

40 g of mung beans is 105 kcal and mainly feeds your gut, heart and immune.

PER 40 G AS BOUGHT · 100 G AS EATEN · 105 KCAL

The portion is what one serving of PeakPie's own recipes typically uses of this ingredient.

What it feeds

Gut10 of 100
Fiber: 24%of a day’s target in this portion.
Heart10 of 100
Fiber: 24%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune9 of 100
Folate (B9): 40%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles8 of 100
Protein: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Liver7 of 100
Folate (B9): 40%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain6 of 100
Folate (B9): 40%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys6 of 100
Magnesium: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones5 of 100
Magnesium: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Lungs3 of 100
Magnesium: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes2 of 100
Zinc: 9%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin2 of 100
Zinc: 9%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 40 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Folate (B9)	159 mcg DFE	40%
Fiber	7.6g	24%
Copper	0.2mg	17%
Phosphorus	99mg	14%
Magnesium	48mg	13%
Protein	7g	13%
Iron	1.4mg	11%
Potassium	266mg	9%
Zinc	0.8mg	9%
Choline	29mg	6%
B6	0.1mg	5%
Selenium

Watch out

Saturated fat0.1g · 1% of the UK reference intake
Sugars2g · 2% of the UK reference intake
Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Mung beans is a source of Copper, Folate (B9). These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Copper

Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.

A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.

Folate (B9)

Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.

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