Chickpeas vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chickpeas and fava beans

The amount of manganese, iron, folate, copper, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and polyunsaturated fat in chickpeas is higher than in fava beans.
Chickpeas cover your daily manganese needs 26% more than fava beans.
Fava beans have 7 times less polyunsaturated fat than chickpeas. Chickpeas have 1.156g of polyunsaturated fat, while fava beans have 0.164g.
Fava beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fava beans is 79, while the glycemic index of chickpeas is 36.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), 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.

Chickpeas

Fava beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.1%
Contains more IronIron	+92.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-28.6%

~equal in Potassium ~268mg

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.

Chickpeas

Fava beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+93.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+37.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+65.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.03mg	0.421mg	26%
Folate	172µg	104µg	17%
Iron	2.89mg	1.5mg	17%
Copper	0.352mg	0.259mg	10%
Fiber	7.6g	5.4g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g	0.164g	7%
Phosphorus	168mg	125mg	6%
Zinc	1.53mg	1.01mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.072mg	5%
Calories	164kcal	110kcal	3%
Protein	8.86g	7.6g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.286mg	0.157mg	3%
Carbs	27.42g	19.65g	3%
Fats	2.59g	0.4g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.089mg	2%
Choline	42.8mg	30.6mg	2%
Selenium	3.7µg	2.6µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.097mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.02mg	2%
Vitamin K	4µg	2.9µg	1%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	0.3mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.269g	0.066g	1%
Magnesium	48mg	43mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g	0.079g	1%
Calcium	49mg	36mg	1%
Potassium	291mg	268mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	0.711mg	1%
Net carbs	19.82g	14.25g	N/A
Sugar	4.8g	1.82g	N/A
Sodium	7mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.27mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	0.306mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	0.572mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.321mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	0.338mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.193mg	0%