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Refried beans vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are refried beans and marshmallow different?

  • Refried beans have more iron, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin C than marshmallow.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for refried beans is 15% higher.
  • Marshmallow has less sodium.
  • Refried beans have a lower glycemic index (38) than marshmallow (62).

Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Candies, marshmallows are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6280%
Contains more IronIron +526.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +33%
Contains more ZincZinc +1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1050%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3512.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +241.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.4%

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 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3680%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +21100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Refried beans Marshmallow DV% diff.
Carbs 13.55g 81.3g 23%
Histidine 153mg 0.017mg 22%
Iron 1.44mg 0.23mg 15%
Fiber 3.7g 0.1g 14%
Sodium 370mg 80mg 13%
Manganese 0.289mg 0.008mg 12%
Phosphorus 92mg 8mg 12%
Calories 90kcal 318kcal 11%
Potassium 319mg 5mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 0.003mg 8%
Magnesium 35mg 2mg 8%
Vitamin C 6mg 0mg 7%
Selenium 5.8µg 1.7µg 7%
Protein 4.98g 1.8g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.079mg 0.001mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.076mg 0.001mg 6%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.189mg 0.005mg 4%
Copper 0.129mg 0.097mg 4%
Choline 21.2mg 0.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.631g 0.056g 3%
Starch 7.43g 3%
Folate 11µg 1µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.543g 0.047g 3%
Calcium 29mg 3mg 3%
Fats 2.01g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.078mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.601g 0.08g 1%
Net carbs 9.85g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 0.54g 57.56g N/A
Trans fat 0.016g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.231mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.438mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.377mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 0.05mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 g
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.7%
Contains more FatsFats +905%
Contains more WaterWater +374.1%
Contains more OtherOther +470%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +500%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 34% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.631 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.543 g
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +651.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1055.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%

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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. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/nutrients
  2. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.