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Cardamom vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cardamom and beans

  • Cardamom is higher than beans in iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, vitamin C, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Cardamom covers your daily iron needs 171% more than beans.
  • Cardamom contains 8 times more calcium than beans. While cardamom contains 383mg of calcium, beans contain only 50mg.
  • The glycemic index of cardamom is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cardamom and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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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 +615.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +666%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +278%
Contains more IronIron +4717.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +433.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +577.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +203.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Beans DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 1217%
Iron 13.97mg 0.29mg 171%
Fiber 28g 5.5g 90%
Zinc 7.47mg 1.4mg 55%
Magnesium 229mg 32mg 47%
Calcium 383mg 50mg 33%
Potassium 1119mg 296mg 24%
Copper 0.383mg 0.206mg 20%
Vitamin C 21mg 3.1mg 20%
Carbs 68.47g 20.49g 16%
Protein 10.76g 4.8g 12%
Phosphorus 178mg 104mg 11%
Calories 311kcal 105kcal 10%
Fats 6.7g 0.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.13mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Folate 24µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.15mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 0.43mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.103g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.035g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.172g 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Sodium 18mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 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 +124.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1575%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +234.2%
Contains more OtherOther +238.6%
Contains more WaterWater +776.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 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 +2385.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.

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