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Beans vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and coffee different?

  • Coffee contains less copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, potassium, magnesium, and folate than beans.
  • Beans cover your daily need for copper, 23% more than coffee.
  • Beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beans is 33, while the glycemic index of coffee is 0.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water types were 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.
Beans
9
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%
Coffee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +504.1%
Contains more IronIron +2800%
Contains more CopperCopper +10200%
Contains more ZincZinc +6900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
9
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%
Coffee
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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +971.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +1084.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Coffee DV% diff.
Copper 0.206mg 0.002mg 23%
Fiber 5.5g 0g 22%
Phosphorus 104mg 3mg 14%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.02mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.014mg 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.001mg 10%
Protein 4.8g 0.12g 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 0µg 8%
Potassium 296mg 49mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 3mg 7%
Carbs 20.49g 0g 7%
Folate 24µg 2µg 6%
Calories 105kcal 1kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 5%
Calcium 50mg 2mg 5%
Choline 30.8mg 2.6mg 5%
Iron 0.29mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.001g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.02g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.191mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.076mg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 0g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.015g 0%
Threonine 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 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
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3900%
Contains more FatsFats +1900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +263.8%
Contains more WaterWater +36.9%

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
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.