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Cranberry beans vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cranberry beans and broad beans different?

  • Cranberry beans is higher in folate, fiber, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, and potassium; however, broad beans are richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for cranberry beans is 37% higher.
  • Cranberry beans contains 4 times more copper than broad beans. While cranberry beans contains 0.231mg of copper, broad beans contain only 0.06mg.
  • Cranberry beans has a lower glycemic index (35) than broad beans (79).

Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 34% 78% 77% 31% 58% 0.13% 48% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.5%
Contains more IronIron +39.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +285%
Contains more ZincZinc +142.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%

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% 53% 16% 9.7% 14% 19% 0% 0% 155% 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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +179.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +256.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cranberry beans Broad beans DV% diff.
Folate 207µg 58µg 37%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.8mg 22%
Fiber 8.6g 3.6g 20%
Copper 0.231mg 0.06mg 19%
Phosphorus 135mg 73mg 9%
Protein 9.34g 4.8g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.21mg 0.128mg 7%
Iron 2.09mg 1.5mg 7%
Potassium 387mg 193mg 6%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.47mg 6%
Manganese 0.37mg 0.261mg 5%
Carbs 24.46g 10.1g 5%
Magnesium 50mg 31mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.029mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.515mg 1.2mg 4%
Calories 136kcal 62kcal 4%
Calcium 50mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.066mg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Sodium 1mg 41mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.09mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.199g 0.303g 1%
Fats 0.46g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 15.86g 6.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.142g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.04g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.111mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.412mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.746mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.641mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.14mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.505mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.26mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 24% 65%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 24.46 g
Water: 64.65 g
Other: 1.09 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.2%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
Contains more WaterWater +29.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.199 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.3%

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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. Cranberry beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173736/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.