Refried beans vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between refried beans and fruit salad?

Refried beans are richer in iron, phosphorus, fiber, copper, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet fruit salad is richer in vitamin A.
Refried beans' daily need coverage for sodium is 16% higher.
Refried beans have 7 times more phosphorus than fruit salad. Refried beans have 92mg of phosphorus, while fruit salad has 14mg.
Fruit salad contains less sodium.
Refried beans have a lower glycemic index than fruit salad.

We used Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids 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.

Refried beans

Fruit salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+337.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+163.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+175%
Contains more IronIron	+476%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158%
Contains more ZincZinc	+314.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+557.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.6%

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.

Refried beans

Fruit salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+590.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+464.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+256.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+281.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.356mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Histidine	153mg		22%
Sodium	370mg	5mg	16%
Iron	1.44mg	0.25mg	15%
Selenium	5.8µg		11%
Phosphorus	92mg	14mg	11%
Fiber	3.7g	1g	11%
Protein	4.98g	0.51g	9%
Copper	0.129mg	0.05mg	9%
Potassium	319mg	116mg	6%
Magnesium	35mg	8mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.103mg	0.027mg	6%
Manganese	0.289mg	0.151mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.079mg	0.014mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.076mg	0.011mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.543g	0.011g	4%
Choline	21.2mg		4%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.14mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.631g	0.004g	3%
Starch	7.43g		3%
Vitamin A	0µg	30µg	3%
Vitamin C	6mg	3.3mg	3%
Fats	2.01g	0.03g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.189mg	0.053mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Folate	11µg	3µg	2%
Calories	90kcal	50kcal	2%
Calcium	29mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.09mg		1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.601g	0.005g	1%
Carbs	13.55g	13.05g	0%
Net carbs	9.85g	12.05g	N/A
Sugar	0.54g		N/A
Vitamin B3	0.367mg	0.356mg	0%
Trans fat	0.016g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.065mg		0%
Threonine	0.231mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg		0%
Leucine	0.438mg		0%
Lysine	0.377mg		0%
Methionine	0.083mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg		0%
Valine	0.287mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.169g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.36g		N/A