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Red potato vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between red potato and broad beans?

  • Red potato is higher in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, and vitamin B5; however, broad beans are richer in iron, vitamin C, folate, fiber, and vitamin A.
  • Red potato's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 14% more.
  • Broad beans contain 5 times less vitamin B5 than red potato. Red potato contains 0.341mg of vitamin B5, while broad beans contain 0.066mg.

We used Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~73mg

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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +631%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red potato Broad beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.029mg 14%
Copper 0.174mg 0.06mg 13%
Potassium 545mg 193mg 10%
Iron 0.7mg 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 19.8mg 8%
Folate 27µg 58µg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 3.6g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.066mg 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.128mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 4.8g 5%
Manganese 0.173mg 0.261mg 4%
Choline 18.9mg 3%
Carbs 19.59g 10.1g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.09mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.595mg 1.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.303g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.142g 1%
Calories 89kcal 62kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 14µg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 31mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.5g 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.47mg 1%
Sodium 12mg 41mg 1%
Fructose 0.44g 1%
Net carbs 17.79g 6.5g N/A
Sugar 1.43g N/A
Phosphorus 72mg 73mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.075mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.12mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.091mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94%
Contains more OtherOther +43.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.7%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
~equal in Water ~83.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +604.7%

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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. Red potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.