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

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What are the differences between broad beans and navy beans?

  • Broad beans are higher in vitamin C; however, navy beans are richer in fiber, folate, copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Navy beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 28% more.
  • Navy beans contain 22 times less vitamin C than broad beans. Broad beans contain 19.8mg of vitamin C, while navy beans contain 0.9mg.
  • Navy beans have a lower glycemic index (39) than broad beans (79).

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 21% 34% 89% 70% 28% 62% 0% 69% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.6%
Contains more IronIron +57.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +119.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +190%

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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 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 3% 0% 0.2% 0% 59% 15% 12% 16% 32% 0% 1.5% 105% 24%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +303%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +141.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Navy beans DV% diff.
Fiber 3.6g 10.5g 28%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 0.9mg 21%
Folate 58µg 140µg 21%
Copper 0.06mg 0.21mg 17%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.527mg 12%
Iron 1.5mg 2.36mg 11%
Phosphorus 73mg 144mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.237mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.138mg 8%
Choline 44.7mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 8.23g 7%
Potassium 193mg 389mg 6%
Starch 15.4g 6%
Calcium 18mg 69mg 5%
Magnesium 31mg 53mg 5%
Carbs 10.1g 26.05g 5%
Zinc 0.47mg 1.03mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.266mg 4%
Calories 62kcal 140kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.649mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2.9µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.066mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.49g 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.62g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 15.55g N/A
Sugar 0.37g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.098g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.142g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.387mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.7mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.52mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.111mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.471mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.504mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.206mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.177g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
8% 26% 64%
Protein: 8.23 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 26.05 g
Water: 63.81 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.5%
Contains more FatsFats +24%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.9%
Contains more OtherOther +43.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
13% 19% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.098 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.49 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +610%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.7%

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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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Navy beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173746/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.