Cranberry beans vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cranberry beans and pasta

Cranberry beans has more folate, copper, iron, potassium, phosphorus, protein, magnesium, and manganese; however, pasta has more vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for folate for cranberry beans is 36% higher.
Pasta has 16 times less potassium than cranberry beans. Cranberry beans has 387mg of potassium, while pasta has 24mg.
Pasta has a higher glycemic index than cranberry beans.

Food types used in this article are Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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

Pasta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1512.5%
Contains more IronIron	+83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+148.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+103.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+138.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+223.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.209mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	207µg	64µg	36%
Fiber	8.6g		34%
Copper	0.231mg	0.093mg	15%
Iron	2.09mg	1.14mg	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	33mg	11%
Potassium	387mg	24mg	11%
Phosphorus	135mg	63mg	10%
Protein	9.34g	5.15g	8%
Magnesium	50mg	18mg	8%
Manganese	0.37mg	0.224mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.15mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.56mg	5%
Calcium	50mg	6mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.034mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.515mg	0.992mg	3%
Selenium	1.3µg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.199g	0.429g	2%
Fats	0.46g	1.05g	1%
Vitamin A		6µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	0.183mg	1%
Calories	136kcal	131kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	146kcal	254kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	76g	N/A
Net carbs	15.86g	24.93g	N/A
Carbs	24.46g	24.93g	0%
Sodium	1mg	6mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.21mg	0.209mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.119g	0.15g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.04g	0.124g	0%
Tryptophan	0.111mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.412mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	0.746mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	0.641mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.14mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.505mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.26mg	0.103mg	0%