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

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Differences between pinto beans and yellow beans

Pinto beans has more folate, selenium, and vitamin B6, while yellow beans have more magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus.
Pinto beans's daily need coverage for folate is 23% higher.
Yellow beans contain 5 times less selenium than pinto beans. Pinto beans contains 6.2µg of selenium, while yellow beans contain 1.3µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, 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.

Pinto beans

Yellow beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+376.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.8%
Contains more IronIron	+18.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.5%

~equal in Zinc ~1.06mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.455mg

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.

Pinto beans

Yellow beans

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.94mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.187mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.229mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~3.5µg

~equal in Choline ~35.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	172µg	81µg	23%
Selenium	6.2µg	1.3µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.229mg	0.129mg	8%
Starch	15.15g		6%
Magnesium	50mg	74mg	6%
Fiber	9g	10.4g	6%
Iron	2.09mg	2.48mg	5%
Phosphorus	147mg	183mg	5%
Copper	0.219mg	0.186mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.103mg	3%
Potassium	436mg	325mg	3%
Calcium	46mg	62mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.235g	0.466g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.318mg	0.708mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.136g	0.279g	1%
Zinc	0.98mg	1.06mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	1.8mg	1%
Fats	0.65g	1.08g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.193mg	0.187mg	1%
Calories	143kcal	144kcal	0%
Protein	9.01g	9.16g	0%
Carbs	26.22g	25.28g	0%
Net carbs	17.22g	14.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.34g	0.34g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.94mg	0%
Manganese	0.453mg	0.455mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.229mg	0%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	3.5µg	0%
Choline	35.3mg	35.2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.133g	0.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.331mg	0.386mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.426mg	0.405mg	0%
Leucine	0.765mg	0.732mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.629mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.531mg	0.496mg	0%
Valine	0.519mg	0.479mg	0%
Histidine	0.247mg	0.255mg	0%