Fava beans vs. Millet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fava beans and millet

Millet has less folate, fiber, copper, iron, protein, manganese, and potassium.
Fava beans cover your daily folate needs 21% more than millet.
Millet contains 4 times less potassium than fava beans. Fava beans contain 268mg of potassium, while millet contains 62mg.

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

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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

Millet

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+332.3%
Contains more IronIron	+138.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+54.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-60%

~equal in Magnesium ~44mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.91mg

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

Millet

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+447.4%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.02mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.106mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.082mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.171mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	104µg	19µg	21%
Fiber	5.4g	1.3g	16%
Iron	1.5mg	0.63mg	11%
Copper	0.259mg	0.161mg	11%
Protein	7.6g	3.51g	8%
Potassium	268mg	62mg	6%
Manganese	0.421mg	0.272mg	6%
Phosphorus	125mg	100mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.711mg	1.33mg	4%
Choline	30.6mg	11.2mg	4%
Calcium	36mg	3mg	3%
Selenium	2.6µg	0.9µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.072mg	0.108mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	0.3µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.164g	0.508g	2%
Fats	0.4g	1g	1%
Carbs	19.65g	23.67g	1%
Zinc	1.01mg	0.91mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.097mg	0.106mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.089mg	0.082mg	1%
Calories	110kcal	119kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	339kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	91g	84g	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	14.25g	22.37g	N/A
Magnesium	43mg	44mg	0%
Sugar	1.82g	0.13g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.157mg	0.171mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.066g	0.172g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g	0.184g	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.27mg	0.113mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.306mg	0.148mg	0%
Leucine	0.572mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.062mg	0.07mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.321mg	0.185mg	0%
Valine	0.338mg	0.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.193mg	0.075mg	0%