Broad beans vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between broad beans and corn?

Broad beans are higher in vitamin C, iron, and folate; however, corn is richer in vitamin B5 and vitamin B6.
Broad beans' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 16% more.
Corn contains 3 times less iron than broad beans. Broad beans contain 1.5mg of iron, while corn contains 0.45mg.
Corn has a lower glycemic index (52) than broad beans (79).

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, 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.

Broad beans

Corn

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more IronIron	+233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~77mg

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

Corn

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+152.2%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+379.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~13µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	19.8mg	5.5mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.792mg	15%
Iron	1.5mg	0.45mg	13%
Folate	58µg	23µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.139mg	8%
Choline		29.1mg	5%
Fiber	3.6g	2.4g	5%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.167mg	4%
Carbs	10.1g	20.98g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.093mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	1.683mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.057mg	3%
Protein	4.8g	3.41g	3%
Starch		7.17g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.603g	2%
Calories	62kcal	96kcal	2%
Sodium	41mg	1mg	2%
Fats	0.5g	1.5g	2%
Calcium	18mg	3mg	2%
Potassium	193mg	218mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.374g	1%
Magnesium	31mg	26mg	1%
Fructose		0.79g	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.049mg	1%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.62mg	1%
Selenium	1µg	0.2µg	1%
Phosphorus	73mg	77mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.09mg	1%
Net carbs	6.5g	18.58g	N/A
Sugar		4.54g	N/A
Vitamin A	14µg	13µg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.197g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.133mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.358mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.141mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.069mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.155mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.191mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.091mg	0%