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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 is 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 has 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

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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 36% 83% 72% 27% 59% 0.13% 56% 6%
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

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%
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% 0% 0.6% 0% 40% 13% 11% 13% 28% 0% 21% 98% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~1.2mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~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 Great northern beans Kidney beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 8.4µg 7%
Folate 102µg 130µg 7%
Choline 30.5mg 6%
Selenium 4.1µg 1.1µg 5%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.43mg 4%
Phosphorus 165mg 138mg 4%
Copper 0.247mg 0.216mg 3%
Calcium 68mg 35mg 3%
Fiber 7g 6.4g 2%
Magnesium 50mg 42mg 2%
Protein 8.33g 8.67g 1%
Iron 2.13mg 2.22mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.22mg 1%
Zinc 0.88mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 21.09g 22.8g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.578mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.278g 1%
Calories 118kcal 127kcal 0%
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%

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
9% 23% 67%
Protein: 8.67 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 22.8 g
Water: 66.94 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
~equal in Protein ~8.67g
~equal in Carbs ~22.8g
~equal in Water ~66.94g
~equal in Other ~1.09g

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.278 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.7%

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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. Kidney beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173740/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.