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Pinto beans vs. French beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pinto beans and french beans?

  • French beans has less folate, iron, copper, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1 than pinto beans.
  • Pinto beans's daily need coverage for folate is 24% higher.
  • Pinto beans has 5 times more selenium than french beans. Pinto beans has 6.2µg of selenium, while french beans has 1.2µg.
  • French beans has a lower glycemic index than pinto beans.

We used Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without 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% 14% 38% 78% 73% 27% 63% 0.13% 59% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.8%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +416.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37%

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 2.7% 0% 19% 0% 48% 14% 6% 13% 53% 0% 8.8% 129% 19%
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% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +129.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.222mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pinto beans French beans DV% diff.
Folate 172µg 75µg 24%
Iron 2.09mg 1.08mg 13%
Copper 0.219mg 0.115mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.229mg 0.105mg 10%
Selenium 6.2µg 1.2µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Choline 35.3mg 6%
Phosphorus 147mg 102mg 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.13mg 5%
Protein 9.01g 7.05g 4%
Zinc 0.98mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Manganese 0.453mg 0.382mg 3%
Fiber 9g 9.4g 2%
Potassium 436mg 370mg 2%
Calcium 46mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.318mg 0.546mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.235g 0.453g 1%
Calories 143kcal 129kcal 1%
Magnesium 50mg 56mg 1%
Carbs 26.22g 24.02g 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.76g 0%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1.2mg 0%
Net carbs 17.22g 14.62g N/A
Sugar 0.34g N/A
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.062mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.21mg 0.222mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.136g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.133g 0.052g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.331mg 0.297mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.426mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.765mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.484mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.531mg 0.381mg 0%
Valine 0.519mg 0.369mg 0%
Histidine 0.247mg 0.196mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 26% 63%
Protein: 9.01 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 26.22 g
Water: 62.95 g
Other: 1.17 g
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.8%
Contains more FatsFats +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +36.8%
~equal in Carbs ~24.02g
~equal in Water ~66.57g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.235 g
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +155.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.8%

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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. Pinto beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175200/nutrients
  2. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/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.