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

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Summary of differences between great northern beans and cereal

Great northern beans has more fiber; however, cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 511% more than great northern beans.
Great northern beans has 5 times more fiber than cereal. While great northern beans has 7g of fiber, cereal has only 1.4g.
Great northern beans has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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.

Great northern beans

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+163.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+580%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+272.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%

Contains more IronIron	+1499.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+763.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+52.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.7%

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.

Great northern beans

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2861.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3879.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+6459.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4249.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+5016.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	6.288mg	511%
Vitamin B6	0.117mg	5.986mg	451%
Iron	2.13mg	34.06mg	399%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	3.87mg	293%
Vitamin B3	0.681mg	29.62mg	181%
Vitamin A	0µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	0.88mg	7.6mg	61%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	38.5mg	41%
Sodium	2mg	795mg	34%
Folate	102µg		26%
Carbs	21.09g	86.85g	22%
Fiber	7g	1.4g	22%
Phosphorus	165mg	77mg	13%
Calories	118kcal	378kcal	13%
Copper	0.247mg	0.137mg	12%
Manganese	0.518mg	0.79mg	12%
Potassium	391mg	105mg	8%
Magnesium	50mg	19mg	7%
Calcium	68mg	10mg	6%
Protein	8.33g	6.06g	5%
Selenium	4.1µg	6.3µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.08mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.266mg	0.226mg	1%
Fats	0.45g	1.08g	1%
Saturated fat	0.14g	0.26g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.187g	0.354g	1%
Net carbs	14.09g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar		10.35g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.021g	0.204g	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.351mg	0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.368mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.665mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.572mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.436mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.232mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%