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Fava beans vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fava beans and beans

  • Beans have less folate, iron, and copper.
  • Fava beans' daily need coverage for folate is 20% more.
  • Fava beans have 5 times more iron than beans. Fava beans have 1.5mg of iron, while beans have 0.29mg.
  • Fava beans are lower in sugar.
  • Fava beans have a higher glycemic index than beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +34.4%
Contains more IronIron +417.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.1%

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +262.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~30.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans Beans DV% diff.
Folate 104µg 24µg 20%
Manganese 0.421mg 18%
Iron 1.5mg 0.29mg 15%
Copper 0.259mg 0.206mg 6%
Protein 7.6g 4.8g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.13mg 4%
Zinc 1.01mg 1.4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.15mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 3.1mg 3%
Magnesium 43mg 32mg 3%
Selenium 2.6µg 4.5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 3%
Phosphorus 125mg 104mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.43mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.06mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 50mg 1%
Potassium 268mg 296mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.15mg 1%
Calories 110kcal 105kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 19.65g 20.49g 0%
Net carbs 14.25g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 1.82g 7.78g N/A
Fiber 5.4g 5.5g 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Choline 30.6mg 30.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.035g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 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 +58.3%
Contains more OtherOther +111.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~equal in Carbs ~20.49g
~equal in Water ~72.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +125.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.172g

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.