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

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Summary of differences between cranberry beans and french beans

The amount of folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, and protein in cranberry beans is higher than in french beans.
Cranberry beans covers your daily need for folate 33% more than french beans.
Cranberry beans contains 2 times more copper than french beans. While cranberry beans contains 0.231mg of copper, french beans contains only 0.115mg.
French beans has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of french beans is 20, while the glycemic index of cranberry beans is 35.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cranberry beans

French beans

Contains more IronIron	+93.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26%

~equal in Potassium ~370mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.382mg

~equal in Selenium ~1.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cranberry beans

French beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+176%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.546mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.222mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	207µg	75µg	33%
Iron	2.09mg	1.08mg	13%
Copper	0.231mg	0.115mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.21mg	0.13mg	7%
Protein	9.34g	7.05g	5%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.64mg	5%
Phosphorus	135mg	102mg	5%
Fiber	8.6g	9.4g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.105mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.199g	0.453g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Magnesium	50mg	56mg	1%
Calcium	50mg	63mg	1%
Potassium	387mg	370mg	1%
Manganese	0.37mg	0.382mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.062mg	1%
Calories	136kcal	129kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	5.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	146kcal	183kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	78g	N/A
Fats	0.46g	0.76g	0%
Net carbs	15.86g	14.62g	N/A
Carbs	24.46g	24.02g	0%
Sodium	1mg	6mg	0%
Selenium	1.3µg	1.2µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.515mg	0.546mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	0.222mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.119g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.04g	0.052g	0%
Tryptophan	0.111mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.297mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.412mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.746mg	0.563mg	0%
Lysine	0.641mg	0.484mg	0%
Methionine	0.14mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.505mg	0.381mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.369mg	0%
Histidine	0.26mg	0.196mg	0%