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Mothbeans vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mothbeans and fava beans

  • Mothbeans has more iron, magnesium, and folate; however, fava beans have more copper and vitamin B2.
  • Mothbeans's daily need coverage for iron is 21% more.
  • Mothbeans has 2 times more magnesium than fava beans. Mothbeans has 104mg of magnesium, while fava beans have 43mg.
  • Fava beans have a higher glycemic index than mothbeans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.4%
Contains more IronIron +109.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Selenium ~2.6µg

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 3.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107% 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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +287%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.711mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mothbeans Fava beans DV% diff.
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Iron 3.14mg 1.5mg 21%
Magnesium 104mg 43mg 15%
Copper 0.164mg 0.259mg 11%
Folate 143µg 104µg 10%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Manganese 0.527mg 0.421mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.157mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 0.089mg 5%
Zinc 0.59mg 1.01mg 4%
Phosphorus 150mg 125mg 4%
Calcium 3mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.072mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.097mg 2%
Potassium 304mg 268mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.256g 0.164g 1%
Calories 117kcal 110kcal 0%
Protein 7.81g 7.6g 0%
Fats 0.55g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 20.96g 19.65g 0%
Net carbs 20.96g 14.25g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 10mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.668mg 0.711mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.124g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.388mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.425mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.075mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.35mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 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 +37.5%
Contains more OtherOther +79%
~equal in Protein ~7.6g
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +79.5%

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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. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.