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Beans vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beans and great northern beans

  • Great northern beans is richer than beans in iron, folate, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for great northern beans is 23% higher.
  • Beans contain 2 times more zinc than great northern beans. Beans contain 1.4mg of zinc, while great northern beans contains 0.88mg.

Food types used in this article are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Beans, great northern, 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
2
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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.1%
Contains more IronIron +634.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.7%
~equal in Selenium ~4.1µg

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.117mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Great northern beans DV% diff.
Iron 0.29mg 2.13mg 23%
Manganese 0.518mg 23%
Folate 24µg 102µg 20%
Phosphorus 104mg 165mg 9%
Protein 4.8g 8.33g 7%
Fiber 5.5g 7g 6%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Copper 0.206mg 0.247mg 5%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.88mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 50mg 4%
Potassium 296mg 391mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 68mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.681mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.117mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 118kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.158mg 1%
Selenium 4.5µg 4.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.45g 0%
Carbs 20.49g 21.09g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 14.09g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.059mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.14g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.021g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.187g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
Beans
2
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% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more OtherOther +51.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.5%
Contains more FatsFats +12.5%
~equal in Carbs ~21.09g
~equal in Water ~69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
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
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.187g

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.