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

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The main differences between great northern beans and beans

  • Great northern beans is richer than beans in iron, folate, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for great northern beans is 23% higher.
  • Great northern beans contains 4 times more folate than beans. Great northern beans contains 102µg of folate, while beans contain 24µg.

Food types used in this article are Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.1%
Contains more IronIron +634.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Selenium ~4.5µg

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Beans DV% diff.
Iron 2.13mg 0.29mg 23%
Manganese 0.518mg 23%
Folate 102µg 24µg 20%
Phosphorus 165mg 104mg 9%
Protein 8.33g 4.8g 7%
Fiber 7g 5.5g 6%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Copper 0.247mg 0.206mg 5%
Zinc 0.88mg 1.4mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 5%
Magnesium 50mg 32mg 4%
Potassium 391mg 296mg 3%
Calcium 68mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 3.1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.43mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.13mg 1%
Calories 118kcal 105kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.15mg 1%
Selenium 4.1µg 4.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 21.09g 20.49g 0%
Net carbs 14.09g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.035g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.5%
Contains more FatsFats +12.5%
Contains more OtherOther +51.3%
~equal in Carbs ~20.49g
~equal in Water ~72.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Beans
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.172g

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.