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Great northern beans vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are great northern beans and black gram different?

  • Great northern beans is higher in copper; however, black gram is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for great northern beans is 12% higher.
  • Great northern beans contains 2 times more potassium than black gram. While great northern beans contains 391mg of potassium, black gram contains only 231mg.

Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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 45% 16% 20% 66% 46% 23% 67% 0.91% 54% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.3%
Contains more IronIron +21.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26%
~equal in Zinc ~0.83mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

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 3.3% 0.67% 3% 0% 38% 17% 28% 26% 13% 0% 6.8% 71% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~94µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Black gram DV% diff.
Copper 0.247mg 0.139mg 12%
Iron 2.13mg 1.75mg 5%
Potassium 391mg 231mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 1.5mg 5%
Choline 29.6mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.058mg 5%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.412mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.433mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.5µg 3%
Magnesium 50mg 63mg 3%
Calcium 68mg 53mg 2%
Fiber 7g 6.4g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Folate 102µg 94µg 2%
Protein 8.33g 7.54g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.359g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.075mg 1%
Calories 118kcal 105kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Phosphorus 165mg 156mg 1%
Carbs 21.09g 18.34g 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.55g 0%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 1mg 0%
Net carbs 14.09g 11.94g N/A
Sugar 2.01g N/A
Zinc 0.88mg 0.83mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.029g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0.385mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0.625mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.44mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0.423mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.211mg 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
8% 18% 73%
Protein: 7.54 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 18.34 g
Water: 72.51 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15%
Contains more FatsFats +22.2%
~equal in Protein ~7.54g
~equal in Water ~72.51g
~equal in Other ~1.06g

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
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.359 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92%

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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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172427/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.