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Beans vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beans and avocadoes?

  • Beans are richer in selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while avocadoes are higher in vitamin K, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin C.
  • Avocadoes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 17% higher.
  • Avocadoes have 11 times less selenium than beans. Beans have 4.5µg of selenium, while avocadoes have 0.4µg.
  • Beans are lower in saturated fat.

We used Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties 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.
Beans
5
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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.9%
Contains more IronIron +89.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg

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
2
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +116.9%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +97.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2525%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Avocado DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 9.799g 24%
Fats 0.4g 14.66g 22%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 21µg 17%
Folate 24µg 81µg 14%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 2.07mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 1.816g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.257mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.103g 2.126g 9%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 1.738mg 8%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 10mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.4µg 7%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.64mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.067mg 7%
Phosphorus 104mg 52mg 7%
Potassium 296mg 485mg 6%
Manganese 0.142mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 2g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.13mg 5%
Fiber 5.5g 6.7g 5%
Carbs 20.49g 8.53g 4%
Calcium 50mg 12mg 4%
Choline 30.8mg 14.2mg 3%
Calories 105kcal 160kcal 3%
Iron 0.29mg 0.55mg 3%
Copper 0.206mg 0.19mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 7µg 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
Beans
3
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3565%
~equal in Water ~73.23g
~equal in Other ~1.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
1
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27897.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +955.8%

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