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Bean raw vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bean raw and sweet potato different?

  • Bean raw is higher in folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, selenium, manganese, and magnesium; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 284% higher.
  • Bean raw contains 48 times more folate than sweet potato. While bean raw contains 525µg of folate, sweet potato contains only 11µg.
  • Bean raw has a lower glycemic index (33) than sweet potato (70).

Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared are the varieties 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 126% 34% 123% 190% 298% 62% 176% 1.6% 150% 152%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +604%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +276.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313.4%
Contains more IronIron +731.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +491.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +660%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +774.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +345%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4550%

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 21% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 49% 22% 47% 109% 0% 14% 394% 36%
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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +814.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +247.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +211.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +4672.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +438.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.8mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bean raw Sweet potato DV% diff.
Folate 525µg 11µg 129%
Copper 0.893mg 0.151mg 82%
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Iron 5.07mg 0.61mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.713mg 0.078mg 53%
Phosphorus 411mg 47mg 52%
Selenium 27.9µg 0.6µg 50%
Fiber 15.5g 3g 50%
Protein 21.42g 1.57g 40%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.258mg 39%
Magnesium 176mg 25mg 36%
Potassium 1393mg 337mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.474mg 0.209mg 20%
Zinc 2.28mg 0.3mg 18%
Carbs 62.55g 20.12g 14%
Calories 347kcal 86kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.212mg 0.061mg 12%
Choline 66.2mg 12.3mg 10%
Starch 34.17g 12.65g 9%
Calcium 113mg 30mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.174mg 0.557mg 4%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 2.4mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.407g 0.014g 3%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 1.8µg 3%
Sodium 12mg 55mg 2%
Fats 1.23g 0.05g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.229g 0.001g 1%
Saturated fat 0.235g 0.018g 1%
Fructose 0g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 47.05g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 2.11g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.785mg 0.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.237mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.81mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.871mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.558mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 1.356mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.259mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.095mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.998mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.556mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.42 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 62.55 g
Water: 11.33 g
Other: 3.47 g
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1264.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210.9%
Contains more OtherOther +254.1%
Contains more WaterWater +582.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.235 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.229 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.407 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2807.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Starch: 34.17 g
Sucrose: 1.98 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +170.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +27.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +638.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175199/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients

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

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