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Beans vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and fruit salad

  • Beans have more fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, and folate; however, fruit salad has more vitamin A.
  • Beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 18% more.
  • Beans have 14 times more vitamin B1 than fruit salad. Beans have 0.15mg of vitamin B1, while fruit salad has 0.011mg.
  • Fruit salad has a higher glycemic index than beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +354.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.2%
Contains more IronIron +16%
Contains more CopperCopper +312%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +642.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
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
8
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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +381.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Fruit salad DV% diff.
Fiber 5.5g 1g 18%
Copper 0.206mg 0.05mg 17%
Phosphorus 104mg 14mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.011mg 12%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.14mg 11%
Protein 4.8g 0.51g 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.027mg 8%
Manganese 0.151mg 7%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Folate 24µg 3µg 5%
Potassium 296mg 116mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.014mg 4%
Calcium 50mg 11mg 4%
Calories 105kcal 50kcal 3%
Vitamin A 5µg 30µg 3%
Carbs 20.49g 13.05g 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.011g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.03g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 3.3mg 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 12.05g N/A
Iron 0.29mg 0.25mg 0%
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.356mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.004g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.005g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +841.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57%
Contains more OtherOther +557.7%
Contains more WaterWater +18.7%

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
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1463.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.