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Navy beans vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between navy beans and beans?

  • The amount of folate, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, and phosphorus in navy beans is higher than in beans.
  • Navy beans' daily need coverage for folate is 29% more.
  • Beans contain 8 times less iron than navy beans. Navy beans contain 2.36mg of iron, while beans contain 0.29mg.
  • Navy beans have less sugar.

We used Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types 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 38% 21% 34% 89% 70% 28% 62% 0% 69% 16%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.4%
Contains more IronIron +713.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +55.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.206mg

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 3% 0% 0.2% 0% 59% 15% 12% 16% 32% 0% 1.5% 105% 24%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +483.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +244.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Navy beans Beans DV% diff.
Folate 140µg 24µg 29%
Iron 2.36mg 0.29mg 26%
Manganese 0.527mg 23%
Fiber 10.5g 5.5g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.237mg 0.15mg 7%
Protein 8.23g 4.8g 7%
Phosphorus 144mg 104mg 6%
Starch 15.4g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 5%
Magnesium 53mg 32mg 5%
Choline 44.7mg 30.8mg 3%
Potassium 389mg 296mg 3%
Selenium 2.9µg 4.5µg 3%
Zinc 1.03mg 1.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.49g 0.172g 2%
Calories 140kcal 105kcal 2%
Carbs 26.05g 20.49g 2%
Calcium 69mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.62g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 15.55g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 0.37g 7.78g N/A
Copper 0.21mg 0.206mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.098g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.142g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.387mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 0%
Lysine 0.52mg 0%
Methionine 0.111mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.471mg 0%
Valine 0.504mg 0%
Histidine 0.206mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.177g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 26% 64%
Protein: 8.23 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 26.05 g
Water: 63.81 g
Other: 1.29 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.5%
Contains more FatsFats +55%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.1%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more OtherOther +32.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 19% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.098 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.49 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +305.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.103g

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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. Navy beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173746/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.