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Millet vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between millet and fava beans

  • Millet has less folate, fiber, copper, iron, protein, manganese, and potassium.
  • Fava beans cover your daily folate needs 21% more than millet.
  • Fava beans contain 2 times less vitamin B3 than millet. Millet contains 1.33mg of vitamin B3, while fava beans contain 0.711mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Millet, cooked and Broadbeans (fava beans), 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.
Millet
Millet
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 0.9% 5.5% 24% 54% 25% 43% 0.26% 35% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +332.3%
Contains more IronIron +138.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +11%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.
Millet
Millet
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.4% 27% 19% 25% 10% 25% 0% 0.75% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1% 0% 0.33% 0.4% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +447.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.089mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.157mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Millet Fava beans DV% diff.
Folate 19µg 104µg 21%
Fiber 1.3g 5.4g 16%
Iron 0.63mg 1.5mg 11%
Copper 0.161mg 0.259mg 11%
Protein 3.51g 7.6g 8%
Potassium 62mg 268mg 6%
Manganese 0.272mg 0.421mg 6%
Phosphorus 100mg 125mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.33mg 0.711mg 4%
Choline 11.2mg 30.6mg 4%
Calcium 3mg 36mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.108mg 0.072mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.164g 2%
Fats 1g 0.4g 1%
Carbs 23.67g 19.65g 1%
Zinc 0.91mg 1.01mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.097mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.089mg 1%
Calories 119kcal 110kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 339kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 84g 91g N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 22.37g 14.25g N/A
Magnesium 44mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 0.13g 1.82g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.171mg 0.157mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.172g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.184g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.113mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.148mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.07mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.185mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.184mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Millet
Millet
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4% 24% 71%
Protein: 3.51 g
Fats: 1 g
Carbs: 23.67 g
Water: 71.41 g
Other: 0.41 g
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.5%
~equal in Water ~71.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Millet
Millet
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20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +132.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +209.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%

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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. Millet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168871/nutrients
  2. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.