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

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What are the main differences between great northern beans and spaghetti?

  • Great northern beans is richer in folate, fiber, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, manganese, and magnesium, yet spaghetti is richer in selenium.
  • Spaghetti's daily need coverage for selenium is 41% higher.
  • Great northern beans has 15 times more folate than spaghetti. Great northern beans has 102µg of folate, while spaghetti has 7µg.

We used Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types in this comparison.

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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +871.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +788.6%
Contains more IronIron +326%
Contains more CopperCopper +147%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +184.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +543.9%

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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +690%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +195%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1357.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 4.1µg 26.4µg 41%
Folate 102µg 7µg 24%
Fiber 7g 1.8g 21%
Iron 2.13mg 0.5mg 20%
Copper 0.247mg 0.1mg 16%
Phosphorus 165mg 58mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.02mg 12%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Potassium 391mg 44mg 10%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.322mg 9%
Magnesium 50mg 18mg 8%
Calcium 68mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.049mg 5%
Protein 8.33g 5.8g 5%
Carbs 21.09g 30.86g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.112mg 3%
Zinc 0.88mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.4mg 2%
Calories 118kcal 158kcal 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.93g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.326g 1%
Net carbs 14.09g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.176g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g 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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.6%
Contains more OtherOther +303.6%
Contains more FatsFats +106.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.3%
~equal in Water ~62.13g

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +523.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +74.3%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.