Broad beans vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and wheat different?

Broad beans have more folate and vitamin A; however, wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 56% more than broad beans.
Broad beans have 68 times more vitamin A than wheat. Broad beans have 270IU of vitamin A, while wheat has 4IU.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broad beans is 79, while the glycemic index of wheat is 50.

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked 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

Wheat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+54.8%
Contains more IronIron	+17.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+245%
Contains more ZincZinc	+291.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+294.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3090%

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

Wheat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+427.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+141.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	1µg	31.9µg	56%
Manganese	0.261mg	1.03mg	33%
Vitamin C	19.8mg		22%
Copper	0.06mg	0.207mg	16%
Folate	58µg	11µg	12%
Zinc	0.47mg	1.84mg	12%
Phosphorus	73mg	147mg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	2.305mg	7%
Carbs	10.1g	27.6g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.03mg	5%
Calories	62kcal	132kcal	4%
Magnesium	31mg	48mg	4%
Fiber	3.6g	4.3g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.095mg	3%
Iron	1.5mg	1.76mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin A	14µg		2%
Vitamin E		0.24mg	2%
Protein	4.8g	5.71g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg		1%
Fats	0.5g	0.83g	1%
Calcium	18mg	9mg	1%
Sodium	41mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	193mg	164mg	1%
Net carbs	6.5g	23.3g	N/A
Sugar		3.07g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.002g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.077g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.084g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.243g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.051mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.22mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.432mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.161mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.267mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.147mg	0%