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

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Summary of differences between cranberry beans and fava beans

  • The amount of folate, fiber, vitamin B1, and iron in cranberry beans is higher than in fava beans.
  • Cranberry beans covers your daily need for folate, 26% more than fava beans.
  • Cranberry beans contains 2 times more vitamin B1 than fava beans. While cranberry beans contains 0.21mg of vitamin B1, fava beans contain only 0.097mg.
  • Cranberry beans has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cranberry beans is 35, while the glycemic index of fava beans is 79.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, cranberry (roman), 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 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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +39.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~125mg

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +99%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cranberry beans Fava beans DV% diff.
Folate 207µg 104µg 26%
Fiber 8.6g 5.4g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.21mg 0.097mg 9%
Iron 2.09mg 1.5mg 7%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Potassium 387mg 268mg 4%
Copper 0.231mg 0.259mg 3%
Protein 9.34g 7.6g 3%
Magnesium 50mg 43mg 2%
Manganese 0.37mg 0.421mg 2%
Carbs 24.46g 19.65g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.157mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.089mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.072mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.515mg 0.711mg 1%
Calories 136kcal 110kcal 1%
Phosphorus 135mg 125mg 1%
Zinc 1.14mg 1.01mg 1%
Calcium 50mg 36mg 1%
Fats 0.46g 0.4g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 15.86g 14.25g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.04g 0.079g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.199g 0.164g 0%
Tryptophan 0.111mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.412mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.746mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.641mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.14mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.505mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.26mg 0.193mg 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
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 ProteinProtein +22.9%
Contains more FatsFats +15%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.5%
Contains more OtherOther +34.6%
Contains more WaterWater +10.7%

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
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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +97.5%

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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. 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.