Broad beans vs. Red potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between broad beans and red potato?

Broad beans are higher in iron, vitamin C, folate, fiber, and vitamin A; however, red potato is richer in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, and vitamin B5.
Red potato's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 14% more.
Red potato contains 27 times less vitamin A than broad beans. Broad beans contain 270IU of vitamin A, while red potato contains 10IU.

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked 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

Red potato

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+182.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~72mg

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

Red potato

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+631%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.212mg	14%
Copper	0.06mg	0.174mg	13%
Potassium	193mg	545mg	10%
Iron	1.5mg	0.7mg	10%
Vitamin C	19.8mg	12.6mg	8%
Folate	58µg	27µg	8%
Fiber	3.6g	1.8g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.341mg	6%
Starch		15.15g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.072mg	5%
Protein	4.8g	2.3g	5%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.173mg	4%
Choline		18.9mg	3%
Carbs	10.1g	19.59g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.05mg	3%
Selenium	1µg		2%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	1.595mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.043g	2%
Vitamin K		2.8µg	2%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.026g	1%
Calories	62kcal	89kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.08mg	1%
Calcium	18mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	1µg	1%
Magnesium	31mg	28mg	1%
Fats	0.5g	0.15g	1%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.4mg	1%
Sodium	41mg	12mg	1%
Fructose		0.44g	1%
Net carbs	6.5g	17.79g	N/A
Sugar		1.43g	N/A
Phosphorus	73mg	72mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.002g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.075mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.074mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.109mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.12mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.035mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.091mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.115mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.039mg	0%