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Adzuki bean vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between adzuki bean and fava beans

  • Fava beans have less potassium, fiber, zinc, manganese, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Fava beans contain 3 times less vitamin B5 than adzuki bean. Adzuki bean contains 0.43mg of vitamin B5, while fava beans contain 0.157mg.
  • The glycemic index of fava beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 8.4% 47% 75% 99% 48% 72% 1% 75% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.5%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%

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.
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% 0% 0% 29% 15% 13% 26% 22% 0% 0% 91% 0%
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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.711mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Adzuki bean Fava beans DV% diff.
Potassium 532mg 268mg 8%
Fiber 7.3g 5.4g 8%
Zinc 1.77mg 1.01mg 7%
Manganese 0.573mg 0.421mg 7%
Iron 2mg 1.5mg 6%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Phosphorus 168mg 125mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.157mg 5%
Folate 121µg 104µg 4%
Copper 0.298mg 0.259mg 4%
Selenium 1.2µg 2.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.072mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Magnesium 52mg 43mg 2%
Carbs 24.77g 19.65g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.089mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.097mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.021g 0.164g 1%
Calories 128kcal 110kcal 1%
Calcium 28mg 36mg 1%
Protein 7.52g 7.6g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.4g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 17.47g 14.25g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 8mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.717mg 0.711mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.255mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.3mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.632mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.567mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.398mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.387mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.198mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 25% 66%
Protein: 7.52 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 24.77 g
Water: 66.29 g
Other: 1.32 g
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.1%
Contains more OtherOther +63%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
~equal in Protein ~7.6g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 14% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.021 g
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +777.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +681%

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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. Adzuki bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173728/nutrients
  2. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.