Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Grains
  4. Great northern beans
  5. Compare
  6. Great northern beans vs. Brown rice

Great northern beans vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between great northern beans and brown rice

  • Great northern beans has more folate, fiber, iron, copper, potassium, phosphorus, and calcium; however, brown rice has more manganese and vitamin B3.
  • Great northern beans's daily need coverage for folate is 23% more.
  • Great northern beans has 23 times more calcium than brown rice. Great northern beans has 68mg of calcium, while brown rice has 3mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

Infographic

Great northern beans vs Brown rice infographic
Infographic link

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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +354.7%
Contains more IronIron +280.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +133%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88%
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.
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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +276.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.123mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Brown rice DV% diff.
Folate 102µg 9µg 23%
Fiber 7g 1.6g 22%
Iron 2.13mg 0.56mg 20%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.974mg 20%
Copper 0.247mg 0.106mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 2.561mg 12%
Protein 8.33g 2.74g 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Phosphorus 165mg 103mg 9%
Potassium 391mg 86mg 9%
Calcium 68mg 3mg 7%
Magnesium 50mg 39mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 5.8µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.178mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Zinc 0.88mg 0.71mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.26g 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.369g 1%
Carbs 21.09g 25.58g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.366g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.97g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.069mg 1%
Calories 118kcal 123kcal 0%
Net carbs 14.09g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.123mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

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
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +204%
Contains more OtherOther +156.8%
Contains more FatsFats +115.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.3%
~equal in Water ~70.27g

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1657.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.7%

People also compare

Great northern beans
Great northern beans vs Winged bean
Winged bean
Great northern beans
Great northern beans vs Green bean raw
Green bean raw
Great northern beans
Great northern beans vs Beetroot
Beetroot
Brown rice
Brown rice vs Rice
Rice
Brown rice
Brown rice vs Wheat
Wheat
Brown rice
Brown rice vs Arborio rice
Arborio rice

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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.