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Avocado vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between avocadoes and beans?

  • Avocadoes are richer in vitamin K, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin C, while beans are higher in selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Avocadoes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 17% higher.
  • Beans have 21 times less saturated fat than avocadoes. Avocadoes have 2.126g of saturated fat, while beans have 0.103g.

We used Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types in this comparison.

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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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +63.9%
Contains more IronIron +89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1025%
~equal in Copper ~0.206mg

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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
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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 +222.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2525%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +116.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.035g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.4g 22%
Vitamin K 21µg 0.8µg 17%
Folate 81µg 24µg 14%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.15mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.172g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.13mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.103g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.43mg 8%
Vitamin C 10mg 3.1mg 8%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.5µg 7%
Zinc 0.64mg 1.4mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.15mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 104mg 7%
Potassium 485mg 296mg 6%
Manganese 0.142mg 6%
Protein 2g 4.8g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.06mg 5%
Fiber 6.7g 5.5g 5%
Carbs 8.53g 20.49g 4%
Calcium 12mg 50mg 4%
Choline 14.2mg 30.8mg 3%
Calories 160kcal 105kcal 3%
Iron 0.55mg 0.29mg 3%
Copper 0.19mg 0.206mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 32mg 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 7.78g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Beans
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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 +3565%
Contains more ProteinProtein +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.2%
~equal in Water ~72.6g
~equal in Other ~1.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27897.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +955.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.