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Cereal vs. Kidney beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cereal and kidney beans?

  • Cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C, while kidney beans is higher in fiber.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 511% higher.
  • Kidney beans is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than kidney beans (22).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 36% 83% 72% 27% 59% 0.13% 56% 6%
Contains more IronIron +1434.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +660%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +472.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +121.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +285.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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.
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 4% 0% 0.6% 0% 40% 13% 11% 13% 28% 0% 21% 98% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3108.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3830%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6572.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5024.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4888.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Kidney beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.16mg 511%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.12mg 451%
Iron 34.06mg 2.22mg 398%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.058mg 293%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.578mg 182%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 1mg 60%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 1.2mg 41%
Sodium 795mg 1mg 35%
Folate 130µg 33%
Carbs 86.85g 22.8g 21%
Fiber 1.4g 6.4g 20%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.43mg 16%
Calories 378kcal 127kcal 13%
Phosphorus 77mg 138mg 9%
Selenium 6.3µg 1.1µg 9%
Copper 0.137mg 0.216mg 9%
Potassium 105mg 405mg 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 8.4µg 7%
Choline 30.5mg 6%
Protein 6.06g 8.67g 5%
Magnesium 19mg 42mg 5%
Calcium 10mg 35mg 3%
Fats 1.08g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.073g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.278g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 16.4g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 0.32g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.22mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.104mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.319mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.41mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.736mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.607mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.113mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.511mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.5mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.238mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
9% 23% 67%
Protein: 8.67 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 22.8 g
Water: 66.94 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more FatsFats +116%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +280.9%
Contains more OtherOther +104.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1670.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.278 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +423.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.9%

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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. Kidney beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173740/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.