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Beans vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and apples

  • Apples have less copper, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, and folate.
  • Beans' daily need coverage for copper is 20% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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.
Beans
8
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%
Apple
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +540%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.6%
Contains more IronIron +141.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +663%
Contains more ZincZinc +3400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +845.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.
Beans
7
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%
Apple
4
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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +782.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +372.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +217.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +805.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +175%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Apple DV% diff.
Copper 0.206mg 0.027mg 20%
Phosphorus 104mg 11mg 13%
Fiber 5.5g 2.4g 12%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.04mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.017mg 11%
Protein 4.8g 0.26g 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.041mg 7%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Potassium 296mg 107mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 5mg 6%
Choline 30.8mg 3.4mg 5%
Folate 24µg 3µg 5%
Calcium 50mg 6mg 4%
Calories 105kcal 52kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.026mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 4.6mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.091mg 2%
Iron 0.29mg 0.12mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Carbs 20.49g 13.81g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.051g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.2µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.18mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
4
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Apple
1
14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1746.2%
Contains more FatsFats +135.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
Contains more OtherOther +755%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
2
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Apple
1
33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +237.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.