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Chickpea flour (besan) vs. Winged bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chickpea flour (besan) and winged bean?

  • Chickpea flour (besan) is richer in folate, manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5, while winged bean is higher in copper.
  • Chickpea flour (besan)'s daily need coverage for folate is 105% higher.
  • Winged bean has 12 times less selenium than chickpea flour (besan). Chickpea flour (besan) has 8.3µg of selenium, while winged bean has 0.7µg.

We used Chickpea flour (besan) and Winged bean tuber, 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 119% 14% 75% 182% 304% 77% 136% 8.3% 209% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 9% 52% 75% 462% 38% 19% 4.6% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +591.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +143%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +606.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1085.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.3%

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 0% 0.67% 17% 0% 122% 24% 33% 36% 114% 0% 23% 328% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 95% 34% 31% 7% 17% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +422.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +556%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.64mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea flour (besan) Winged bean DV% diff.
Folate 437µg 19µg 105%
Copper 0.912mg 1.386mg 53%
Manganese 1.6mg 0.532mg 46%
Fiber 10.8g 43%
Phosphorus 318mg 45mg 39%
Iron 4.86mg 2mg 36%
Magnesium 166mg 24mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.492mg 0.075mg 32%
Protein 22.39g 11.6g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.983g 0.174g 19%
Selenium 8.3µg 0.7µg 14%
Zinc 2.81mg 1.39mg 13%
Calories 387kcal 148kcal 12%
Carbs 57.82g 28.1g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.606mg 0.116mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.486mg 0.379mg 9%
Fats 6.69g 0.9g 9%
Potassium 846mg 586mg 8%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.504g 0.234g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.149mg 3%
Calcium 45mg 30mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.693g 0.222g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.762mg 1.64mg 1%
Sodium 64mg 35mg 1%
Net carbs 47.02g 28.1g N/A
Sugar 10.85g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 0.451mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.425mg 0%
Leucine 0.64mg 0%
Lysine 0.592mg 0%
Methionine 0.143mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.599mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 7% 58% 10% 3%
Protein: 22.39 g
Fats: 6.69 g
Carbs: 57.82 g
Water: 10.28 g
Other: 2.82 g
12% 28% 57% 2%
Protein: 11.6 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 28.1 g
Water: 57.4 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93%
Contains more FatsFats +643.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.8%
Contains more OtherOther +41%
Contains more WaterWater +458.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.693 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.504 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.983 g
35% 37% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.222 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.234 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.174 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +542.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1614.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%

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. Chickpea flour (besan) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174288/nutrients
  2. Winged bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170070/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.