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Fava beans vs. Bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fava beans and bean raw

  • Fava beans have less folate, copper, vitamin B1, selenium, iron, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and manganese.
  • Bean raw covers your daily folate needs 105% more than fava beans.
  • The glycemic index of fava beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 34% 123% 190% 298% 62% 176% 1.6% 150% 152%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +309.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +213.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +419.8%
Contains more IronIron +238%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +973.1%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1% 0% 0.33% 0.4% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 21% 0% 0% 4.2% 178% 49% 22% 47% 109% 0% 14% 394%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +635.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +558.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +93.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +404.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans Bean raw DV% diff.
Folate 104µg 525µg 105%
Copper 0.259mg 0.893mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.713mg 51%
Selenium 2.6µg 27.9µg 46%
Iron 1.5mg 5.07mg 45%
Phosphorus 125mg 411mg 41%
Fiber 5.4g 15.5g 40%
Potassium 268mg 1393mg 33%
Magnesium 43mg 176mg 32%
Manganese 0.421mg 1.148mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.474mg 31%
Protein 7.6g 21.42g 28%
Carbs 19.65g 62.55g 14%
Starch 34.17g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.785mg 13%
Calories 110kcal 347kcal 12%
Zinc 1.01mg 2.28mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.212mg 9%
Calcium 36mg 113mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 6.3mg 7%
Choline 30.6mg 66.2mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 1.174mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 5.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.407g 2%
Fats 0.4g 1.23g 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.21mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.235g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.9g 6.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 145kcal 162kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 91g 29g N/A
Net carbs 14.25g 47.05g N/A
Sugar 1.82g 2.11g N/A
Sodium 5mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.229g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.237mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0.81mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0.871mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 1.558mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 1.356mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.259mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 1.095mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.556mg 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
21% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.42 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 62.55 g
Water: 11.33 g
Other: 3.47 g
Contains more WaterWater +531.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +181.8%
Contains more FatsFats +207.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +218.3%
Contains more OtherOther +328.4%

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
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.235 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.229 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.407 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +189.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +148.2%

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. Bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175199/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.