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Broad beans vs. Red leaf lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between broad beans and red leaf lettuce?

  • Broad beans are richer in vitamin C, fiber, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while red leaf lettuce is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B6.
  • Red leaf lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 144% higher.
  • Red leaf lettuce has 5 times less vitamin C than broad beans. Broad beans have 19.8mg of vitamin C, while red leaf lettuce has 3.7mg.

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Lettuce, red leaf, raw 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.
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 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +158.3%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +135%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Potassium ~187mg

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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +435.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +61.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2578.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 117%
Vitamin A 14µg 375µg 40%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 3.7mg 18%
Fiber 3.6g 0.9g 11%
Protein 4.8g 1.33g 7%
Phosphorus 73mg 28mg 6%
Folate 58µg 36µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.321mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.064mg 5%
Magnesium 31mg 12mg 5%
Copper 0.06mg 0.028mg 4%
Iron 1.5mg 1.2mg 4%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.203mg 3%
Carbs 10.1g 2.26g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.144mg 2%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.072g 2%
Calories 62kcal 16kcal 2%
Calcium 18mg 33mg 2%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.2mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.077mg 1%
Sodium 41mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.017g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 1.36g N/A
Potassium 193mg 187mg 0%
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0%

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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +260.9%
Contains more FatsFats +127.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +346.9%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%

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
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +320.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88%

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/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.