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

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What are the differences between navy beans and broad beans?

  • Navy beans are higher in fiber, folate, copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, broad beans are richer in vitamin C.
  • Navy beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 28% more.
  • Broad beans contain 5 times less vitamin B6 than navy beans. Navy beans contain 0.138mg of vitamin B6, while broad beans contain 0.029mg.
  • Navy beans have a lower glycemic index (39) than broad beans (79).

We used Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.6%
Contains more IronIron +57.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +119.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +190%

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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +303%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +141.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Navy beans Broad beans DV% diff.
Fiber 10.5g 3.6g 28%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 19.8mg 21%
Folate 140µg 58µg 21%
Copper 0.21mg 0.06mg 17%
Manganese 0.527mg 0.261mg 12%
Iron 2.36mg 1.5mg 11%
Phosphorus 144mg 73mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.237mg 0.128mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.029mg 8%
Choline 44.7mg 8%
Protein 8.23g 4.8g 7%
Potassium 389mg 193mg 6%
Starch 15.4g 6%
Calcium 69mg 18mg 5%
Magnesium 53mg 31mg 5%
Carbs 26.05g 10.1g 5%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.47mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.066mg 4%
Calories 140kcal 62kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 1.2mg 3%
Selenium 2.9µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.09mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 41mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.49g 0.303g 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.62g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 15.55g 6.5g N/A
Sugar 0.37g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.098g 0.142g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.142g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.1mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.387mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.52mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.111mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.471mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.504mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.206mg 0.115mg 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
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.5%
Contains more FatsFats +24%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.9%
Contains more OtherOther +43.3%
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%

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
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +610%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.7%

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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. Navy beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173746/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.