Beans vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are beans and dough different?
- Beans have more fiber, copper, and potassium; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and folate.
- Dough covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 47% more than beans.
- Beans have 3 times more potassium than dough. Beans have 296mg of potassium, while dough has 117mg.
- Beans contain less sodium.
- Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.
Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +153% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +35.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +34.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1248.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +535.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +21.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +14.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +285% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +40% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +373.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +611.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1020.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +412.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.15mg | 0.71mg | 47% |
| Iron | 0.29mg | 3.91mg | 45% |
| Selenium | 4.5µg | 28.6µg | 44% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0.427mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.43mg | 4.817mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 602mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.577mg | 25% | |
| Folate | 24µg | 123µg | 25% |
| Starch | 44.23g | 18% | |
| Fiber | 5.5g | 2.2g | 13% |
| Protein | 4.8g | 10.75g | 12% |
| Carbs | 20.49g | 51.88g | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.455mg | 9% | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 272kcal | 8% |
| Copper | 0.206mg | 0.152mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 296mg | 117mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.172g | 0.855g | 5% |
| Choline | 30.8mg | 8mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 1.4mg | 1.04mg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Fats | 0.4g | 2.42g | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.107mg | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.103g | 0.529g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 5µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.035g | 0.362g | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.51g | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 14.99g | 49.68g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 32mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 52mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 7.78g | 4.62g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 104mg | 105mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.15mg | 0.21mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.8µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.063g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.788g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +120% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +124% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +505% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +153.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +14% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.5% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +934.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +397.1% |
