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

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What are the differences between broad beans and sweet potatoes?

  • Broad beans are higher in folate and iron; however, sweet potatoes are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, manganese, and potassium.
  • Sweet potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 379% more.
  • Sweet potatoes contain 10 times less folate than broad beans. Broad beans contain 58µg of folate, while sweet potatoes contain 6µg.

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, 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 19% 11% 42% 26% 54% 8.7% 23% 4.7% 65% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.8%
Contains more IronIron +117.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.4%

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 65% 320% 14% 0% 27% 24% 28% 53% 66% 0% 5.8% 4.5% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6764.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +886.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~19.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 14µg 961µg 105%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.286mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.884mg 16%
Folate 58µg 6µg 13%
Copper 0.06mg 0.161mg 11%
Iron 1.5mg 0.69mg 10%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.497mg 10%
Potassium 193mg 475mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 2.01g 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 5%
Carbs 10.1g 20.71g 4%
Starch 7.05g 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 54mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 38mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 1.487mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.107mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.106mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.092g 1%
Calories 62kcal 90kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 31mg 27mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.15g 1%
Fiber 3.6g 3.3g 1%
Fructose 0.5g 1%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.32mg 1%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 19.6mg 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 17.41g N/A
Sugar 6.48g N/A
Sodium 41mg 36mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.07mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.039mg 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% 21% 76%
Protein: 2.01 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 20.71 g
Water: 75.78 g
Other: 1.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.8%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Water ~75.78g

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
36% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.4%

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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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168483/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.