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

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

  • Fava beans have less folate, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, iron, selenium, and vitamin E than pinto beans.
  • Pinto beans's daily need coverage for folate is 17% higher.
  • Pinto beans has a lower glycemic index than fava beans.

We used Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, 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 36% 14% 38% 78% 73% 27% 63% 0.13% 59% 34%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.7%
Contains more IronIron +39.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +138.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.98mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.453mg

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 2.7% 0% 19% 0% 48% 14% 6% 13% 53% 0% 8.8% 129% 19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +99%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +65.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans Pinto beans DV% diff.
Folate 104µg 172µg 17%
Fiber 5.4g 9g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.229mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.193mg 8%
Selenium 2.6µg 6.2µg 7%
Iron 1.5mg 2.09mg 7%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.94mg 6%
Potassium 268mg 436mg 5%
Copper 0.259mg 0.219mg 4%
Protein 7.6g 9.01g 3%
Phosphorus 125mg 147mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.318mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.062mg 2%
Calories 110kcal 143kcal 2%
Magnesium 43mg 50mg 2%
Carbs 19.65g 26.22g 2%
Choline 30.6mg 35.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 3.5µg 1%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.453mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 46mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.8mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 14.25g 17.22g N/A
Sugar 1.82g 0.34g N/A
Zinc 1.01mg 0.98mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.136g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.133g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.235g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0.426mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0.765mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0.531mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0.519mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.247mg 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
9% 26% 63%
Protein: 9.01 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 26.22 g
Water: 62.95 g
Other: 1.17 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.6%
Contains more FatsFats +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.4%
Contains more OtherOther +44.4%

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
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.235 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.3%

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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. Pinto beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175200/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.