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Fava beans vs. Millet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fava beans and millet

  • Millet has less folate, fiber, copper, iron, manganese, and potassium.
  • Fava beans cover your daily folate needs 21% more than millet.
  • Millet contains 12 times less calcium than fava beans. Fava beans contain 36mg of calcium, while millet contains 3mg.

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

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%
Millet
Millet
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 0.9% 5.5% 24% 54% 25% 43% 0.26% 35% 4.9%
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

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%
Millet
Millet
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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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 27% 19% 25% 10% 25% 0% 0.75% 14% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +447.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~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 Fava beans Millet 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%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.272mg 6%
Potassium 268mg 62mg 6%
Phosphorus 125mg 100mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 1.33mg 4%
Choline 30.6mg 11.2mg 4%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.9µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.108mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.3µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.508g 2%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.91mg 1%
Carbs 19.65g 23.67g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.082mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 1g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.106mg 1%
Calories 110kcal 119kcal 0%
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%

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
Millet
Millet
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4% 24% 71%
Protein: 3.51 g
Fats: 1 g
Carbs: 23.67 g
Water: 71.41 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.5%
Contains more OtherOther +97.6%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.5%
~equal in Water ~71.41g

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
Millet
Millet
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20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +132.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +209.8%

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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. Millet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168871/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.