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Arugula vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arugula and beans different?

  • Arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, vitamin C, and calcium; however, beans are richer in fiber, copper, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 90% more than beans.
  • Arugula has 22 times more vitamin A than beans. Arugula has 2373IU of vitamin A, while beans have 106IU.

Arugula, raw and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +403.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +383.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13475%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 0.8µg 90%
Folate 97µg 24µg 18%
Fiber 1.6g 5.5g 16%
Iron 1.46mg 0.29mg 15%
Manganese 0.321mg 14%
Copper 0.076mg 0.206mg 14%
Vitamin A 119µg 5µg 13%
Vitamin C 15mg 3.1mg 13%
Calcium 160mg 50mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.15mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 9%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.5µg 8%
Zinc 0.47mg 1.4mg 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 104mg 7%
Carbs 3.65g 20.49g 6%
Calories 25kcal 105kcal 4%
Protein 2.58g 4.8g 4%
Magnesium 47mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.13mg 4%
Choline 15.3mg 30.8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.15mg 2%
Potassium 369mg 296mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.06mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.172g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.43mg 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 7.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more WaterWater +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +86%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +461.4%
Contains more OtherOther +22.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.