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Broad beans vs. Yardlong beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and yardlong beans different?

  • Broad beans have more iron than yardlong beans.
  • Broad beans contain 2 times more vitamin B3 than yardlong beans. While broad beans contain 1.2mg of vitamin B3, yardlong beans contains only 0.63mg.

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties 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.
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 30% 13% 26% 37% 16% 9.8% 24% 0.52% 26% 8.2%
Contains more IronIron +53.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 54% 7.7% 0% 0% 21% 23% 12% 3.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +64.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.099mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Yardlong beans DV% diff.
Fiber 3.6g 14%
Iron 1.5mg 0.98mg 7%
Protein 4.8g 2.53g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 16.2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.63mg 4%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.201mg 3%
Folate 58µg 45µg 3%
Magnesium 31mg 42mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 44mg 3%
Potassium 193mg 290mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.042g 2%
Phosphorus 73mg 57mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.026g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.099mg 1%
Calories 62kcal 47kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 23µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.1g 1%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.36mg 1%
Copper 0.06mg 0.047mg 1%
Carbs 10.1g 9.18g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 9.18g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.051mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.024mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.094mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.135mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.18mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.139mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.146mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.082mg 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
3% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.53 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.18 g
Water: 87.47 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.7%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
~equal in Carbs ~9.18g
~equal in Water ~87.47g

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
34% 12% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +621.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%

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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. Yardlong beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169223/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.