Broad beans vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and tomatoes different?

Broad beans have more iron, folate, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, tomatoes are richer in vitamin A.
Broad beans cover your daily need for iron, 15% more than tomatoes.
Broad beans have 5 times more vitamin B2 than tomatoes. Broad beans have 0.09mg of vitamin B2, while tomatoes have 0.019mg.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broad beans is 79, while the glycemic index of tomatoes is 23.

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average types were used 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

Tomato

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+181.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more IronIron	+455.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+176.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+204.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+128.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.059mg

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

Tomato

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+245.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+102%
Contains more FolateFolate	+286.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+175.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.5mg	0.27mg	15%
Folate	58µg	15µg	11%
Fiber	3.6g	1.2g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.037mg	8%
Protein	4.8g	0.88g	8%
Vitamin C	19.8mg	13.7mg	7%
Vitamin K		7.9µg	7%
Phosphorus	73mg	24mg	7%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.114mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.019mg	5%
Magnesium	31mg	11mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	0.594mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.08mg	4%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.17mg	3%
Vitamin A	14µg	42µg	3%
Selenium	1µg	0µg	2%
Calories	62kcal	18kcal	2%
Sodium	41mg	5mg	2%
Carbs	10.1g	3.89g	2%
Fructose		1.37g	2%
Potassium	193mg	237mg	1%
Calcium	18mg	10mg	1%
Choline		6.7mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.028g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.083g	1%
Fats	0.5g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	6.5g	2.69g	N/A
Sugar		2.63g	N/A
Copper	0.06mg	0.059mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.089mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.031g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.006mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.027mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.018mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.025mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.027mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.018mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.014mg	0%