Broad beans vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between broad beans and chickpeas?

Broad beans are richer in vitamin C, while chickpeas are higher in manganese, copper, folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Chickpeas' daily need coverage for manganese is 33% higher.
Chickpeas have 15 times less vitamin C than broad beans. Broad beans have 19.8mg of vitamin C, while chickpeas have 1.3mg.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index (79) than chickpeas (36).

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.

Broad beans

Chickpeas

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+54.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+172.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.8%
Contains more IronIron	+92.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+486.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+225.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+294.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+270%

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.

Broad beans

Chickpeas

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1423.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.1%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+379.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+196.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.116mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.261mg	1.03mg	33%
Copper	0.06mg	0.352mg	32%
Folate	58µg	172µg	29%
Vitamin C	19.8mg	1.3mg	21%
Iron	1.5mg	2.89mg	17%
Fiber	3.6g	7.6g	16%
Phosphorus	73mg	168mg	14%
Zinc	0.47mg	1.53mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.139mg	8%
Protein	4.8g	8.86g	8%
Choline		42.8mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	1.156g	6%
Carbs	10.1g	27.42g	6%
Selenium	1µg	3.7µg	5%
Calories	62kcal	164kcal	5%
Magnesium	31mg	48mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	0.526mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.286mg	4%
Potassium	193mg	291mg	3%
Calcium	18mg	49mg	3%
Fats	0.5g	2.59g	3%
Vitamin K		4µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.35mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.063mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.269g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.583g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.116mg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	1µg	1%
Sodium	41mg	7mg	1%
Net carbs	6.5g	19.82g	N/A
Sugar		4.8g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.329mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.38mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.631mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.593mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.475mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.244mg	0%