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

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How are great northern beans and fava beans different?

  • Great northern beans is higher than fava beans in iron, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Great northern beans contains 2 times more calcium than fava beans. Great northern beans contains 68mg of calcium, while fava beans contain 36mg.

Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.9%
Contains more IronIron +42%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.259mg

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.711mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~104µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Fava beans DV% diff.
Iron 2.13mg 1.5mg 8%
Fiber 7g 5.4g 6%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Phosphorus 165mg 125mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.097mg 5%
Potassium 391mg 268mg 4%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.421mg 4%
Calcium 68mg 36mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.072mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Magnesium 50mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.157mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.089mg 2%
Folate 102µg 104µg 1%
Copper 0.247mg 0.259mg 1%
Zinc 0.88mg 1.01mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 8.33g 7.6g 1%
Calories 118kcal 110kcal 0%
Fats 0.45g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 14.09g 14.25g N/A
Carbs 21.09g 19.65g 0%
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.711mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.079g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.164g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.193mg 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% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +12.5%
Contains more OtherOther +39.5%
~equal in Protein ~7.6g
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

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
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.2%

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.