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Kidney beans vs. Refried beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kidney beans and refried beans

  • Kidney beans has more folate, fiber, iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and manganese, while refried beans have more selenium and vitamin C.
  • Kidney beans's daily need coverage for folate is 30% higher.
  • Refried beans contain 2 times less vitamin B1 than kidney beans. Kidney beans contains 0.16mg of vitamin B1, while refried beans contain 0.076mg.
  • The amount of sodium in kidney beans is lower.
  • Kidney beans has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of kidney beans is 22, while the glycemic index of refried beans is 38.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity).

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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 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27%
Contains more IronIron +54.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +427.3%

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 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 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +1081.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kidney beans Refried beans DV% diff.
Folate 130µg 11µg 30%
Histidine 0.238mg 153mg 22%
Sodium 1mg 370mg 16%
Fiber 6.4g 3.7g 11%
Iron 2.22mg 1.44mg 10%
Copper 0.216mg 0.129mg 10%
Selenium 1.1µg 5.8µg 9%
Phosphorus 138mg 92mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.076mg 7%
Protein 8.67g 4.98g 7%
Manganese 0.43mg 0.289mg 6%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.4µg 2.1µg 5%
Zinc 1mg 0.58mg 4%
Potassium 405mg 319mg 3%
Carbs 22.8g 13.55g 3%
Starch 7.43g 3%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.631g 3%
Choline 30.5mg 21.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.079mg 2%
Magnesium 42mg 35mg 2%
Fats 0.5g 2.01g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.278g 0.543g 2%
Calories 127kcal 90kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.601g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.578mg 0.367mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.103mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.22mg 0.189mg 1%
Calcium 35mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 16.4g 9.85g N/A
Sugar 0.32g 0.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.09mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.016g N/A
Tryptophan 0.104mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.319mg 0.231mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.41mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.736mg 0.438mg 0%
Lysine 0.607mg 0.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.113mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.511mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.5mg 0.287mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.169g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.36g N/A

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
5% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.3%
Contains more FatsFats +302%
Contains more WaterWater +16.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%

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
36% 34% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.631 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.543 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1441%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.3%

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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. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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