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Beans vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and mortadella different?

  • Beans are higher in fiber and copper; however, mortadella is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11765% higher.
  • Beans have less saturated fat.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Mortadella, beef, pork are the varieties 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
5
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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +243.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more IronIron +382.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +402.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

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
4
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 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +254900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +521.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +134.4%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Mortadella DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 153mg 11765%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.48µg 62%
Sodium 1mg 1246mg 54%
Saturated fat 0.103g 9.51g 43%
Fats 0.4g 25.39g 38%
Selenium 4.5µg 22.6µg 33%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 11.38g 28%
Protein 4.8g 16.37g 23%
Fiber 5.5g 0g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 3.12g 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Copper 0.206mg 0.06mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 2.673mg 14%
Iron 0.29mg 1.4mg 14%
Calories 105kcal 311kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Choline 30.8mg 72.2mg 8%
Zinc 1.4mg 2.1mg 6%
Carbs 20.49g 3.05g 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 1µg 5%
Folate 24µg 3µg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 11mg 5%
Potassium 296mg 163mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.119mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 18mg 3%
Phosphorus 104mg 97mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1.6µg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 3.05g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.13mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +571.8%
Contains more WaterWater +38.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +241%
Contains more FatsFats +6247.5%
Contains more OtherOther +69%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32414.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1714%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.