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Beetroot vs. Black turtle bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beetroot and black turtle bean?

  • Beetroot has less copper, iron, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B6 than black turtle bean.
  • Black turtle bean's daily need coverage for copper is 103% higher.
  • Black turtle bean has a lower glycemic index than beetroot.

We used Beets, raw and Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw types in this comparison.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 114% 48% 132% 326% 333% 60% 189% 1.2% 130% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +595.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.5%
Contains more IronIron +987.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +528.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +204%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +357.1%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 225% 45% 37% 54% 66% 0% 14% 333% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +425%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2803.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +382.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +485.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +326.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2700%
Contains more FolateFolate +307.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Black turtle bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.075mg 1mg 103%
Iron 0.8mg 8.7mg 99%
Folate 109µg 444µg 84%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.9mg 72%
Phosphorus 40mg 440mg 57%
Fiber 2.8g 15.5g 51%
Protein 1.61g 21.25g 39%
Potassium 325mg 1500mg 35%
Magnesium 23mg 160mg 33%
Manganese 0.329mg 1mg 29%
Carbs 9.56g 63.25g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.286mg 17%
Zinc 0.35mg 2.2mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.899mg 15%
Calories 43kcal 339kcal 15%
Calcium 16mg 160mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.193mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 1.955mg 10%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 5.6µg 5%
Selenium 0.7µg 3.2µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0mg 5%
Sodium 78mg 9mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.387g 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.232g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.9g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 6.76g 47.75g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 2.12g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.078g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.894mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.697mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 1.459mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.32mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 1.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.592mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
21% 63% 11% 4%
Protein: 21.25 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 63.25 g
Water: 11 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +696.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1219.9%
Contains more FatsFats +429.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.6%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.078 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.387 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +143.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +545%

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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Black turtle bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175186/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.