Kidney beans vs. White beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are kidney beans and white beans different?
- Kidney beans is richer in folate, while white beans is higher in iron, manganese, copper, vitamin E, and calcium.
- White beans covers your daily need for iron, 19% more than kidney beans.
- Kidney beans contains 2 times more folate than white beans. Kidney beans contains 130µg of folate, while white beans contains 81µg.
Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +22.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +50% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +157.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +38.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +66.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +32.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +38% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +47.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +18.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +35.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +26.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +312.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +29% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +140% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +60.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +3033.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +15.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 2.22mg | 3.7mg | 19% |
Folate | 130µg | 81µg | 12% |
Manganese | 0.43mg | 0.636mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.216mg | 0.287mg | 8% |
Calcium | 35mg | 90mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0.94mg | 6% |
Magnesium | 42mg | 63mg | 5% |
Potassium | 405mg | 561mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 8.4µg | 3.5µg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 138mg | 113mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.16mg | 0.118mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.578mg | 0.14mg | 3% |
Zinc | 1mg | 1.38mg | 3% |
Protein | 8.67g | 9.73g | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.093mg | 2% |
Choline | 30.5mg | 35.1mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.278g | 0.152g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.058mg | 0.046mg | 1% |
Calories | 127kcal | 139kcal | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1.2mg | 0mg | 1% |
Carbs | 22.8g | 25.09g | 1% |
Fats | 0.5g | 0.35g | 0% |
Net carbs | 16.4g | 18.79g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.32g | 0.34g | N/A |
Fiber | 6.4g | 6.3g | 0% |
Sodium | 1mg | 6mg | 0% |
Selenium | 1.1µg | 1.3µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.22mg | 0.229mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 0.091g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.039g | 0.031g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.104mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.319mg | 0.409mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.41mg | 0.429mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.736mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.607mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.113mg | 0.146mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.511mg | 0.526mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.5mg | 0.509mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.238mg | 0.271mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
8.67 g
Fats:
0.5 g
Carbs:
22.8 g
Water:
66.94 g
Other:
1.09 g
Protein:
9.73 g
Fats:
0.35 g
Carbs:
25.09 g
Water:
63.08 g
Other:
1.75 g
Contains more FatsFats | +42.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +60.6% |
~equal in
Carbs
~25.09g
~equal in
Water
~63.08g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.278 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.152 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -19.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +25.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +82.9% |