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Fava beans vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fava beans and spaghetti

  • Fava beans have more folate, copper, fiber, iron, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, spaghetti has more selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for spaghetti is 43% higher.
  • Spaghetti has 15 times less folate than fava beans. Fava beans have 104µg of folate, while spaghetti has 7µg.
  • Fava beans have a higher glycemic index than spaghetti.

Food types used in this article are Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt.

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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +414.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +509.1%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +159%
Contains more ZincZinc +98%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +915.4%

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +385%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +345%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1385.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +378.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 2.6µg 26.4µg 43%
Folate 104µg 7µg 24%
Copper 0.259mg 0.1mg 18%
Fiber 5.4g 1.8g 14%
Iron 1.5mg 0.5mg 13%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Phosphorus 125mg 58mg 10%
Potassium 268mg 44mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.02mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.51mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.02mg 5%
Protein 7.6g 5.8g 4%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.322mg 4%
Carbs 19.65g 30.86g 4%
Choline 30.6mg 6.4mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.049mg 2%
Calories 110kcal 158kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.112mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.93g 1%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.176g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.326g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.25g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 1.82g 0.56g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%
Contains more OtherOther +189.3%
Contains more FatsFats +132.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57%

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.8%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.