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

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What are the main differences between fava beans and french beans?

  • Fava beans are richer in copper, folate, and iron, yet french beans is richer in fiber.
  • Fava beans' daily need coverage for copper is 16% higher.
  • Fava beans have 2 times more zinc than french beans. Fava beans have 1.01mg of zinc, while french beans has 0.64mg.
  • French beans has a lower glycemic index than fava beans.

We used Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
Contains more IronIron +38.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.382mg

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%
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 4% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans French beans DV% diff.
Copper 0.259mg 0.115mg 16%
Fiber 5.4g 9.4g 16%
Folate 104µg 75µg 7%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Iron 1.5mg 1.08mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.105mg 3%
Phosphorus 125mg 102mg 3%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.13mg 3%
Selenium 2.6µg 1.2µg 3%
Potassium 268mg 370mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 63mg 3%
Magnesium 43mg 56mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.453g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.062mg 2%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.382mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.222mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.546mg 1%
Calories 110kcal 129kcal 1%
Protein 7.6g 7.05g 1%
Carbs 19.65g 24.02g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1.2mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.76g 1%
Net carbs 14.25g 14.62g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 5mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.052g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0.297mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.484mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0.381mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0.369mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.196mg 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
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.2%
Contains more OtherOther +97.5%
~equal in Protein ~7.05g
~equal in Water ~66.57g

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
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +176.2%

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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. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/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.