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

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Summary of differences between great northern beans and yellow beans

Great northern beans has more copper, folate, and selenium; however, yellow beans are higher in fiber and magnesium.
Yellow beans cover your daily need for fiber 14% more than great northern beans.
Great northern beans has 3 times more selenium than yellow beans. While great northern beans has 4.1µg of selenium, yellow beans have only 1.3µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Great northern beans

Yellow beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+215.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48%
Contains more IronIron	+16.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.9%

~equal in Calcium ~62mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Great northern beans

Yellow beans

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.708mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7g	10.4g	14%
Copper	0.247mg	0.186mg	7%
Magnesium	50mg	74mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.94mg	6%
Choline		35.2mg	6%
Selenium	4.1µg	1.3µg	5%
Folate	102µg	81µg	5%
Iron	2.13mg	2.48mg	4%
Phosphorus	165mg	183mg	3%
Manganese	0.518mg	0.455mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.103mg	3%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Protein	8.33g	9.16g	2%
Potassium	391mg	325mg	2%
Zinc	0.88mg	1.06mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.187mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.187g	0.466g	2%
Calories	118kcal	144kcal	1%
Fats	0.45g	1.08g	1%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	1.8mg	1%
Carbs	21.09g	25.28g	1%
Calcium	68mg	62mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.266mg	0.229mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.117mg	0.129mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.14g	0.279g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.1g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	142kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	69g	N/A
Net carbs	14.09g	14.88g	N/A
Sugar		0.34g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.681mg	0.708mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.021g	0.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.351mg	0.386mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.368mg	0.405mg	0%
Leucine	0.665mg	0.732mg	0%
Lysine	0.572mg	0.629mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.496mg	0%
Valine	0.436mg	0.479mg	0%
Histidine	0.232mg	0.255mg	0%