Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Margarine vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between margarine and beans?

  • Margarine is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E, while beans are higher in copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Margarine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 77% higher.
  • Beans have 147 times less saturated fat than margarine. Margarine has 15.189g of saturated fat, while beans have 0.103g.
  • Beans have a higher glycemic index (33) than margarine (0).

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types in this comparison.

Infographic

Margarine vs Beans 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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Beans
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1544.4%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Beans
7
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11525%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1769.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1344.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more CholineCholine +148.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Beans DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0.172g 161%
Fats 80.71g 0.4g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0.035g 97%
Vitamin A 819µg 5µg 90%
Vitamin K 93µg 0.8µg 77%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0.103g 69%
Vitamin E 9mg 0.15mg 59%
Calories 717kcal 105kcal 31%
Copper 0mg 0.206mg 23%
Fiber 0g 5.5g 22%
Phosphorus 5mg 104mg 14%
Zinc 0mg 1.4mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.15mg 12%
Protein 0.16g 4.8g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.13mg 9%
Potassium 18mg 296mg 8%
Selenium 0µg 4.5µg 8%
Magnesium 3mg 32mg 7%
Carbs 0.7g 20.49g 7%
Folate 1µg 24µg 6%
Calcium 3mg 50mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Iron 0.06mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 0.43mg 3%
Choline 12.4mg 30.8mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.06mg 2%
Net carbs 0.7g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 0g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Beans
3
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more FatsFats +20077.5%
Contains more OtherOther +11.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2827.1%
Contains more WaterWater +339.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Beans
1
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110977.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14029.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

People also compare

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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.