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Fava beans vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fava beans and great northern beans different?

  • Great northern beans is higher than fava beans in iron, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.

Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.9%
Contains more IronIron +42%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.247mg

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.681mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~102µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans Great northern beans DV% diff.
Iron 1.5mg 2.13mg 8%
Fiber 5.4g 7g 6%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Phosphorus 125mg 165mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.158mg 5%
Potassium 268mg 391mg 4%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.518mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 68mg 3%
Selenium 2.6µg 4.1µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.117mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Magnesium 43mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.266mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.059mg 2%
Folate 104µg 102µg 1%
Copper 0.259mg 0.247mg 1%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.88mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1.3mg 1%
Protein 7.6g 8.33g 1%
Calories 110kcal 118kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 14.25g 14.09g N/A
Carbs 19.65g 21.09g 0%
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.681mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.14g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.021g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.187g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.232mg 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
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more FatsFats +12.5%
Contains more OtherOther +39.5%
~equal in Protein ~8.33g
~equal in Carbs ~21.09g
~equal in Water ~69g

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
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14%

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.