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Beans vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and pea soup different?

  • Beans have more fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, copper, potassium, and folate; however, pea soup is richer in iron.
  • Pea soup covers your daily need for sodium, 15% more than beans.
  • Beans have 24 times more folate than pea soup. Beans have 24µg of folate, while pea soup has 1µg.
  • Beans contain less sodium.
  • Pea soup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pea soup is 66, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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.
Beans
8
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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +316.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more IronIron +151.7%

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
9
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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more CholineCholine +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.462mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Pea soup DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 336mg 15%
Fiber 5.5g 1.9g 14%
Manganese 0.245mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.04mg 9%
Phosphorus 104mg 47mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.02mg 8%
Potassium 296mg 71mg 7%
Copper 0.206mg 0.146mg 7%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.64mg 7%
Folate 24µg 1µg 6%
Iron 0.29mg 0.73mg 6%
Carbs 20.49g 9.88g 4%
Magnesium 32mg 15mg 4%
Calcium 50mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0.6mg 3%
Choline 30.8mg 13.2mg 3%
Protein 4.8g 3.2g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.025mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.524g 2%
Calories 105kcal 61kcal 2%
Selenium 4.5µg 3.6µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 1.09g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.372g 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 3.19g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.462mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.142g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.4%
Contains more OtherOther +33.6%
Contains more FatsFats +172.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +962.9%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.