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Broad beans vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between broad beans and table salt?

  • Broad beans have more vitamin C, iron, folate, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, and manganese than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1683% higher.
  • Broad beans are lower in sodium.
  • Broad beans have a higher glycemic index (79) than table salt (0).

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2312.5%
Contains more IronIron +354.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +370%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 41mg 38758mg 1683%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 0mg 22%
Folate 58µg 0µg 15%
Iron 1.5mg 0.33mg 15%
Fiber 3.6g 0g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0mg 11%
Phosphorus 73mg 0mg 10%
Protein 4.8g 0g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 1mg 7%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.1mg 7%
Potassium 193mg 8mg 5%
Calories 62kcal 0kcal 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.1mg 3%
Copper 0.06mg 0.03mg 3%
Carbs 10.1g 0g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0g 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 18mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0g 1%
Net carbs 6.5g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +41750%
Contains more OtherOther +10988.9%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.