Navy beans vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between navy beans and chickpeas
- Navy beans are higher in fiber and vitamin B1, yet chickpeas are higher in manganese, copper, folate, iron, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Chickpeas cover your daily manganese needs 22% more than navy beans.
- Navy beans contain 2 times more vitamin B1 than chickpeas. While navy beans contain 0.237mg of vitamin B1, chickpeas contain only 0.116mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +40.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +33.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more IronIron | +22.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +67.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +48.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +16.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +95.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +27.6% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +104.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +23.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +44.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +3400% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +566.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +22.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.527mg | 1.03mg | 22% |
Copper | 0.21mg | 0.352mg | 16% |
Fiber | 10.5g | 7.6g | 12% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.237mg | 0.116mg | 10% |
Folate | 140µg | 172µg | 8% |
Iron | 2.36mg | 2.89mg | 7% |
Starch | 15.4g | 6% | |
Zinc | 1.03mg | 1.53mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.49g | 1.156g | 4% |
Potassium | 389mg | 291mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 4µg | 3% |
Fats | 0.62g | 2.59g | 3% |
Phosphorus | 144mg | 168mg | 3% |
Calcium | 69mg | 49mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0.35mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.098g | 0.269g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.142g | 0.583g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.649mg | 0.526mg | 1% |
Protein | 8.23g | 8.86g | 1% |
Calories | 140kcal | 164kcal | 1% |
Selenium | 2.9µg | 3.7µg | 1% |
Magnesium | 53mg | 48mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.9mg | 1.3mg | 0% |
Carbs | 26.05g | 27.42g | 0% |
Net carbs | 15.55g | 19.82g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.37g | 4.8g | N/A |
Sodium | 0mg | 7mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.066mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.266mg | 0.286mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.139mg | 0% |
Choline | 44.7mg | 42.8mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.1mg | 0.085mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.289mg | 0.329mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.387mg | 0.38mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.7mg | 0.631mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.52mg | 0.593mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.111mg | 0.116mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.471mg | 0.475mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.504mg | 0.372mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.206mg | 0.244mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.177g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
8.23 g
Fats:
0.62 g
Carbs:
26.05 g
Water:
63.81 g
Other:
1.29 g
Protein:
8.86 g
Fats:
2.59 g
Carbs:
27.42 g
Water:
60.21 g
Other:
0.92 g
Contains more OtherOther | +40.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +317.7% |
~equal in
Protein
~8.86g
~equal in
Carbs
~27.42g
~equal in
Water
~60.21g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.098 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.49 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.156 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -63.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +310.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +135.9% |