Pinto beans vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pinto beans and great northern beans different?
- Pinto beans is higher than great northern beans in folate, vitamin B6, and fiber.
- Pinto beans covers your daily need for folate, 18% more than great northern beans.
- Pinto beans contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than great northern beans. Pinto beans contains 0.229mg of vitamin B6, while great northern beans contains 0.117mg.
Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +11.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +11.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +51.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +47.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +12.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +12.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +14.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +22.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +95.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +68.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +62.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +114.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +26.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 172µg | 102µg | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.229mg | 0.117mg | 9% |
Fiber | 9g | 7g | 8% |
Choline | 35.3mg | 6% | |
Starch | 15.15g | 6% | |
Vitamin E | 0.94mg | 6% | |
Selenium | 6.2µg | 4.1µg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.193mg | 0.158mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 147mg | 165mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.219mg | 0.247mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.453mg | 0.518mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 3.5µg | 3% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.318mg | 0.681mg | 2% |
Calcium | 46mg | 68mg | 2% |
Carbs | 26.22g | 21.09g | 2% |
Protein | 9.01g | 8.33g | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.21mg | 0.266mg | 1% |
Calories | 143kcal | 118kcal | 1% |
Zinc | 0.98mg | 0.88mg | 1% |
Iron | 2.09mg | 2.13mg | 1% |
Potassium | 436mg | 391mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.8mg | 1.3mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.65g | 0.45g | 0% |
Net carbs | 17.22g | 14.09g | N/A |
Magnesium | 50mg | 50mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.34g | N/A | |
Sodium | 1mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.062mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.136g | 0.14g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.133g | 0.021g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.235g | 0.187g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.108mg | 0.099mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.331mg | 0.351mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.426mg | 0.368mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.765mg | 0.665mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.63mg | 0.572mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.117mg | 0.125mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.531mg | 0.451mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.519mg | 0.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.247mg | 0.232mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
9.01 g
Fats:
0.65 g
Carbs:
26.22 g
Water:
62.95 g
Other:
1.17 g
Protein:
8.33 g
Fats:
0.45 g
Carbs:
21.09 g
Water:
69 g
Other:
1.13 g
Contains more FatsFats | +44.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +24.3% |
~equal in
Protein
~8.33g
~equal in
Water
~69g
~equal in
Other
~1.13g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.235 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.187 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +533.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +25.7% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~0.14g