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

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Summary of differences between great northern beans and kidney beans

Great northern beans has more selenium; however, kidney beans are higher in folate.
Great northern beans has 4 times more selenium than kidney beans. While great northern beans has 4.1µg of selenium, kidney beans have only 1.1µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Great northern beans

Kidney beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+272.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Potassium ~405mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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.

Great northern beans

Kidney beans

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~1.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.16mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		8.4µg	7%
Folate	102µg	130µg	7%
Choline		30.5mg	6%
Selenium	4.1µg	1.1µg	5%
Phosphorus	165mg	138mg	4%
Manganese	0.518mg	0.43mg	4%
Calcium	68mg	35mg	3%
Copper	0.247mg	0.216mg	3%
Magnesium	50mg	42mg	2%
Fiber	7g	6.4g	2%
Protein	8.33g	8.67g	1%
Carbs	21.09g	22.8g	1%
Iron	2.13mg	2.22mg	1%
Zinc	0.88mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.681mg	0.578mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.266mg	0.22mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.187g	0.278g	1%
Calories	118kcal	127kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7.1g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	142kcal	146kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	79g	N/A
Fats	0.45g	0.5g	0%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	1.2mg	0%
Net carbs	14.09g	16.4g	N/A
Potassium	391mg	405mg	0%
Sugar		0.32g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.03mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.16mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.058mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.117mg	0.12mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.14g	0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.021g	0.039g	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.104mg	0%
Threonine	0.351mg	0.319mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.368mg	0.41mg	0%
Leucine	0.665mg	0.736mg	0%
Lysine	0.572mg	0.607mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.113mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.511mg	0%
Valine	0.436mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.232mg	0.238mg	0%