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Chorizo vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chorizo and beans different?

  • Chorizo has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, beans are richer in fiber.
  • Chorizo covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 83% more than beans.

Chorizo, pork, and beef and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types were used in this article.

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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 13% 2.4% 35% 60% 27% 93% 64% 161% 5.2% 115%
Beans
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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 PotassiumPotassium +34.5%
Contains more IronIron +448.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +368.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.5%
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.
Chorizo
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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 0% 0% 4.4% 23% 158% 69% 96% 67% 122% 250% 4% 1.5% 53%
Beans
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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 EVitamin E +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1093.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +307.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +214%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 0µg 83%
Saturated fat 14.38g 0.103g 65%
Fats 38.27g 0.4g 58%
Sodium 1235mg 1mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 0.035g 46%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.15mg 40%
Protein 24.1g 4.8g 39%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.13mg 31%
Selenium 21.1µg 4.5µg 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 0.43mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 0.172g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 22%
Fiber 0g 5.5g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.06mg 18%
Calories 455kcal 105kcal 18%
Zinc 3.41mg 1.4mg 18%
Iron 1.59mg 0.29mg 16%
Copper 0.08mg 0.206mg 14%
Choline 96.7mg 30.8mg 12%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin D 61IU 0IU 8%
Phosphorus 150mg 104mg 7%
Carbs 1.86g 20.49g 6%
Folate 2µg 24µg 6%
Calcium 8mg 50mg 4%
Potassium 398mg 296mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.1mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 32mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 1.86g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 0g 7.78g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 38% 2% 32% 4%
Protein: 24.1 g
Fats: 38.27 g
Carbs: 1.86 g
Water: 31.85 g
Other: 3.92 g
Beans
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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 +402.1%
Contains more FatsFats +9467.5%
Contains more OtherOther +129.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1001.6%
Contains more WaterWater +127.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 51% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.38 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Beans
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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 +52471.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1911.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Chorizo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173859/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.