Fava beans vs. Navy beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fava beans and navy beans

Fava beans have more copper, while navy beans have more fiber, vitamin B1, iron, folate, and vitamin B6.
Navy beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 20% higher.
Navy beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of navy beans is 39, while the glycemic index of fava beans is 79.

The food types used in this comparison are Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fava beans

Navy beans

Contains more CopperCopper

+23.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.1%
Contains more IronIron	+57.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.5%

~equal in Zinc ~1.03mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fava beans

Navy beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+383.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+34.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.649mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	5.4g	10.5g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.097mg	0.237mg	12%
Iron	1.5mg	2.36mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.177g	11%
Folate	104µg	140µg	9%
Starch		15.4g	6%
Copper	0.259mg	0.21mg	5%
Manganese	0.421mg	0.527mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.072mg	0.138mg	5%
Potassium	268mg	389mg	4%
Calcium	36mg	69mg	3%
Phosphorus	125mg	144mg	3%
Choline	30.6mg	44.7mg	3%
Calories	110kcal	140kcal	2%
Carbs	19.65g	26.05g	2%
Magnesium	43mg	53mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.089mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.157mg	0.266mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	0.6µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.164g	0.49g	2%
Protein	7.6g	8.23g	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.9mg	1%
Selenium	2.6µg	2.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	5.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	170kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	91g	71g	N/A
Fats	0.4g	0.62g	0%
Net carbs	14.25g	15.55g	N/A
Sugar	1.82g	0.37g	N/A
Zinc	1.01mg	1.03mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.711mg	0.649mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.066g	0.098g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g	0.142g	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.1mg	0%
Threonine	0.27mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.306mg	0.387mg	0%
Leucine	0.572mg	0.7mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.52mg	0%
Methionine	0.062mg	0.111mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.321mg	0.471mg	0%
Valine	0.338mg	0.504mg	0%
Histidine	0.193mg	0.206mg	0%