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Beans vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and fava beans

  • Beans have less folate, iron, and copper.
  • Fava beans' daily need coverage for folate is 20% more.
  • Beans have 4 times more sugar than fava beans. Beans have 7.78g of sugar, while fava beans have 1.82g.
  • Fava beans have a higher glycemic index than beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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
Beans
4
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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34.4%
Contains more IronIron +417.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.2%
~equal in Potassium ~268mg

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
Beans
5
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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +262.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~30.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Fava beans DV% diff.
Folate 24µg 104µg 20%
Manganese 0.421mg 18%
Iron 0.29mg 1.5mg 15%
Copper 0.206mg 0.259mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 7.6g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.072mg 4%
Zinc 1.4mg 1.01mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.097mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0.3mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 43mg 3%
Selenium 4.5µg 2.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 3%
Phosphorus 104mg 125mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.711mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.089mg 2%
Calcium 50mg 36mg 1%
Potassium 296mg 268mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 110kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 20.49g 19.65g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 14.25g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 1.82g N/A
Fiber 5.5g 5.4g 0%
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Choline 30.8mg 30.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.079g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.164g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
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
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more OtherOther +111.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
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% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +125.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.164g

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.