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Kidney beans vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between kidney beans and great northern beans

  • Kidney beans has more folate; however, great northern beans is higher in selenium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 30% 11% 36% 83% 72% 27% 59% 0.13% 56% 6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +272.7%
~equal in Potassium ~391mg
~equal in Iron ~2.13mg

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 4% 0% 0.6% 0% 40% 13% 11% 13% 28% 0% 21% 98% 17%
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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~1.3mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.117mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kidney beans Great northern beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 8.4µg 7%
Folate 130µg 102µg 7%
Choline 30.5mg 6%
Selenium 1.1µg 4.1µg 5%
Manganese 0.43mg 0.518mg 4%
Phosphorus 138mg 165mg 4%
Copper 0.216mg 0.247mg 3%
Calcium 35mg 68mg 3%
Fiber 6.4g 7g 2%
Magnesium 42mg 50mg 2%
Protein 8.67g 8.33g 1%
Iron 2.22mg 2.13mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.22mg 0.266mg 1%
Zinc 1mg 0.88mg 1%
Carbs 22.8g 21.09g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.578mg 0.681mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.278g 0.187g 1%
Calories 127kcal 118kcal 0%
Fats 0.5g 0.45g 0%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 1.3mg 0%
Net carbs 16.4g 14.09g N/A
Potassium 405mg 391mg 0%
Sugar 0.32g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.158mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.059mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.117mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.14g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.021g 0%
Tryptophan 0.104mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.319mg 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.41mg 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.736mg 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.607mg 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.113mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.511mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.5mg 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.232mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 23% 67%
Protein: 8.67 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 22.8 g
Water: 66.94 g
Other: 1.09 g
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
~equal in Protein ~8.33g
~equal in Fats ~0.45g
~equal in Carbs ~21.09g
~equal in Water ~69g
~equal in Other ~1.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.278 g
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.7%

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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. Kidney beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173740/nutrients
  2. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.