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Beans vs. Chard raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beans and chard raw?

  • Beans are richer in fiber, zinc, and vitamin B1, while chard raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and vitamin E.
  • Chard raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 691% higher.
  • Chard raw has 4 times less zinc than beans. Beans have 1.4mg of zinc, while chard raw has 0.36mg.
  • Beans are lower in sodium.

We used Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Chard, swiss, raw 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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +288.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28%
Contains more IronIron +520.7%
~equal in Calcium ~51mg

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
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 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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +867.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6020%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +103650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Chard raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 830µg 691%
Vitamin A 5µg 306µg 33%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 30mg 30%
Iron 0.29mg 1.8mg 19%
Manganese 0.366mg 16%
Fiber 5.5g 1.6g 16%
Magnesium 32mg 81mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.89mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.04mg 9%
Sodium 1mg 213mg 9%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.36mg 9%
Phosphorus 104mg 46mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.9µg 7%
Protein 4.8g 1.8g 6%
Carbs 20.49g 3.74g 6%
Calories 105kcal 19kcal 4%
Copper 0.206mg 0.179mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 3%
Folate 24µg 14µg 3%
Potassium 296mg 379mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.099mg 2%
Choline 30.8mg 18mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.07g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 2.14g N/A
Calcium 50mg 51mg 0%
Sugar 7.78g 1.1g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +447.9%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

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
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.3%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.