Chickpeas vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between chickpeas and great northern beans
- Great northern beans has less manganese, folate, copper, iron, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Chickpeas' daily need coverage for manganese is 22% more.
- Chickpeas have 6 times more polyunsaturated fat than great northern beans. Chickpeas have 1.156g of polyunsaturated fat, while great northern beans has 0.187g.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, 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.
Contains more IronIron | +35.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +42.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +73.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +98.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +38.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +34.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +10.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +18.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +68.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +36.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +29.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.03mg | 0.518mg | 22% |
Folate | 172µg | 102µg | 18% |
Copper | 0.352mg | 0.247mg | 12% |
Iron | 2.89mg | 2.13mg | 10% |
Choline | 42.8mg | 8% | |
Zinc | 1.53mg | 0.88mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.156g | 0.187g | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.116mg | 0.158mg | 4% |
Fats | 2.59g | 0.45g | 3% |
Vitamin K | 4µg | 3% | |
Potassium | 291mg | 391mg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.117mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.35mg | 2% | |
Calories | 164kcal | 118kcal | 2% |
Carbs | 27.42g | 21.09g | 2% |
Fiber | 7.6g | 7g | 2% |
Calcium | 49mg | 68mg | 2% |
Selenium | 3.7µg | 4.1µg | 1% |
Protein | 8.86g | 8.33g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.583g | 0.021g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.526mg | 0.681mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.269g | 0.14g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 1.3mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 19.82g | 14.09g | N/A |
Magnesium | 48mg | 50mg | 0% |
Sugar | 4.8g | N/A | |
Phosphorus | 168mg | 165mg | 0% |
Sodium | 7mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.063mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.286mg | 0.266mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0.099mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.329mg | 0.351mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.38mg | 0.368mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.631mg | 0.665mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.593mg | 0.572mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.116mg | 0.125mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.475mg | 0.451mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.372mg | 0.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.244mg | 0.232mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
8.86 g
Fats:
2.59 g
Carbs:
27.42 g
Water:
60.21 g
Other:
0.92 g
Protein:
8.33 g
Fats:
0.45 g
Carbs:
21.09 g
Water:
69 g
Other:
1.13 g
Contains more FatsFats | +475.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +30% |
Contains more WaterWater | +14.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +22.8% |
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Protein
~8.33g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.156 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.187 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2676.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +518.2% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -48% |