Fava beans vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fava beans and cereal

Fava beans contain less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, zinc, vitamin C, and carbs than cereal.
Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 516% higher.
The amount of sodium in fava beans is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+155.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+89.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%

Contains more IronIron	+2170.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+652.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+142.3%

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

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+12733.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+81300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+6382.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+4248.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4066%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+8213.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.097mg	6.288mg	516%
Vitamin B6	0.072mg	5.986mg	455%
Iron	1.5mg	34.06mg	407%
Vitamin B2	0.089mg	3.87mg	291%
Vitamin B3	0.711mg	29.62mg	181%
Vitamin A	1µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	1.01mg	7.6mg	60%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	38.5mg	42%
Sodium	5mg	795mg	34%
Folate	104µg		26%
Carbs	19.65g	86.85g	22%
Fiber	5.4g	1.4g	16%
Manganese	0.421mg	0.79mg	16%
Copper	0.259mg	0.137mg	14%
Calories	110kcal	378kcal	13%
Phosphorus	125mg	77mg	7%
Selenium	2.6µg	6.3µg	7%
Magnesium	43mg	19mg	6%
Choline	30.6mg		6%
Potassium	268mg	105mg	5%
Protein	7.6g	6.06g	3%
Calcium	36mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	0µg	2%
Fats	0.4g	1.08g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.157mg	0.226mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.066g	0.26g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.164g	0.354g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	624kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	91g	26g	N/A
Net carbs	14.25g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar	1.82g	10.35g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.08mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g	0.204g	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.27mg	0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.306mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.572mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.062mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.321mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.338mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.193mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%