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

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How are great northern beans and refried beans different?

Great northern beans is richer in folate, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iron, and vitamin B1, while refried beans are higher in vitamin C.
Great northern beans covers your daily need for folate, 23% more than refried beans.
Great northern beans contains 2 times more calcium than refried beans. Great northern beans contains 68mg of calcium, while refried beans contain 29mg.
Great northern beans is lower in sodium.

Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) 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.

Great northern beans

Refried beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+134.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.6%
Contains more IronIron	+47.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+79.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+79.2%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+41.5%

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

Refried beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+107.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+827.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	102µg	11µg	23%
Histidine	0.232mg	153mg	22%
Sodium	2mg	370mg	16%
Fiber	7g	3.7g	13%
Copper	0.247mg	0.129mg	13%
Phosphorus	165mg	92mg	10%
Manganese	0.518mg	0.289mg	10%
Iron	2.13mg	1.44mg	9%
Protein	8.33g	4.98g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.076mg	7%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	6mg	5%
Magnesium	50mg	35mg	4%
Calcium	68mg	29mg	4%
Choline		21.2mg	4%
Selenium	4.1µg	5.8µg	3%
Zinc	0.88mg	0.58mg	3%
Starch		7.43g	3%
Carbs	21.09g	13.55g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.187g	0.543g	2%
Potassium	391mg	319mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.079mg	2%
Fats	0.45g	2.01g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.266mg	0.189mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.14g	0.631g	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.681mg	0.367mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.021g	0.601g	1%
Calories	118kcal	90kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.117mg	0.103mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.09mg	1%
Net carbs	14.09g	9.85g	N/A
Sugar		0.54g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.016g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.351mg	0.231mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.368mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.665mg	0.438mg	0%
Lysine	0.572mg	0.377mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.297mg	0%
Valine	0.436mg	0.287mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.169g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.36g	N/A