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Beans vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and pimiento

  • Beans have more copper, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and selenium; however, pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 91% more.
  • Beans have 23 times more selenium than pimiento. Beans have 4.5µg of selenium, while pimiento has 0.2µg.
  • Pimiento has a higher glycemic index than beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Pimento, canned.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +320.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +636.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +511.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +479.3%

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
3
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +782.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +388.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2638.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2560%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +360%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +937.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.1mg 84.9mg 91%
Iron 0.29mg 1.68mg 17%
Copper 0.206mg 0.049mg 17%
Vitamin A 5µg 133µg 14%
Fiber 5.5g 1.9g 14%
Phosphorus 104mg 17mg 12%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.19mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.017mg 11%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.2µg 8%
Protein 4.8g 1.1g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.215mg 7%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 8.3µg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Carbs 20.49g 5.1g 5%
Folate 24µg 6µg 5%
Manganese 0.092mg 4%
Choline 30.8mg 6.3mg 4%
Calories 105kcal 23kcal 4%
Potassium 296mg 158mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.69mg 4%
Calcium 50mg 6mg 4%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.615mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 2.71g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +336.4%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +301.8%
Contains more OtherOther +327.5%
Contains more WaterWater +28.2%

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% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.161g

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.