Black turtle bean vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between black turtle bean and fava beans

The amount of iron, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin E in black turtle bean is higher than in fava beans.
Black turtle bean covers your daily iron needs 17% more than fava beans.
Fava beans have 44 times less vitamin E than black turtle bean. Black turtle bean has 0.87mg of vitamin E, while fava beans have 0.02mg.
Fava beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fava beans is 79, while the glycemic index of black turtle bean is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, black turtle, 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.

Black turtle bean

Fava beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+52.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.6%
Contains more IronIron	+90%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%

Contains more ZincZinc	+32.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+116.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.259mg

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.

Black turtle bean

Fava beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.072mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~30.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.85mg	1.5mg	17%
Fiber	8.3g	5.4g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.225mg	0.097mg	11%
Vitamin E	0.87mg	0.02mg	6%
Folate	86µg	104µg	5%
Potassium	433mg	268mg	5%
Phosphorus	152mg	125mg	4%
Manganese	0.327mg	0.421mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.056mg	0.089mg	3%
Selenium	1.2µg	2.6µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.26mg	0.157mg	2%
Carbs	24.35g	19.65g	2%
Calcium	55mg	36mg	2%
Zinc	0.76mg	1.01mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.527mg	0.711mg	1%
Protein	8.18g	7.6g	1%
Calories	130kcal	110kcal	1%
Copper	0.269mg	0.259mg	1%
Magnesium	49mg	43mg	1%
Fats	0.35g	0.4g	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	16.05g	14.25g	N/A
Sugar	0.32g	1.82g	N/A
Sodium	3mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.072mg	0%
Vitamin K	3.3µg	2.9µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.066g	0%
Choline	32.6mg	30.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.03g	0.079g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.149g	0.164g	0%
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.344mg	0.27mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.361mg	0.306mg	0%
Leucine	0.653mg	0.572mg	0%
Lysine	0.562mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.123mg	0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.442mg	0.321mg	0%
Valine	0.428mg	0.338mg	0%
Histidine	0.228mg	0.193mg	0%