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Prunes vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between prunes and beans

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, and iron; however, beans are richer in zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Prunes cover your daily vitamin K needs 49% more than beans.
  • Beans have 7 times less vitamin A than prunes. Prunes have 781IU of vitamin A, while beans have 106IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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.
Prunes
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Beans
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.3%
Contains more IronIron +220.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +218.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%

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.
Prunes
7
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% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Beans
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +680%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +337.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7337.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +194.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +205%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 0.8µg 49%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Carbs 63.88g 20.49g 14%
Potassium 732mg 296mg 13%
Manganese 0.299mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.06mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.43mg 9%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.4mg 9%
Copper 0.281mg 0.206mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.5µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.15mg 8%
Iron 0.93mg 0.29mg 8%
Calories 240kcal 105kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.13mg 6%
Fiber 7.1g 5.5g 6%
Folate 4µg 24µg 5%
Phosphorus 69mg 104mg 5%
Protein 2.18g 4.8g 5%
Choline 10.1mg 30.8mg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.15mg 2%
Magnesium 41mg 32mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.172g 1%
Calcium 43mg 50mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Beans
3
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.8%
Contains more OtherOther +54.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +120.2%
Contains more WaterWater +134.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
2
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Beans
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.4%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.