Refried beans vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between refried beans and vegetable?

Refried beans are higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and copper, yet vegetable is higher in vitamin A and vitamin K.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
Refried beans have 19 times more selenium than vegetable. While refried beans have 5.8µg of selenium, vegetable has only 0.3µg.
The amount of sodium in vegetable is lower.
The glycemic index of refried beans is lower.

We used Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, 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.

Refried beans

Vegetable

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+59.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.8%
Contains more IronIron	+75.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1833.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31.1%

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

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+131.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1019%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+13.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.071mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	214µg	24%
Histidine	153mg	0.073mg	22%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	23.5µg	18%
Sodium	370mg	35mg	15%
Selenium	5.8µg	0.3µg	10%
Iron	1.44mg	0.82mg	8%
Phosphorus	92mg	51mg	6%
Copper	0.129mg	0.083mg	5%
Potassium	319mg	169mg	4%
Protein	4.98g	2.86g	4%
Manganese	0.289mg	0.379mg	4%
Vitamin C	6mg	3.2mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.079mg	0.12mg	3%
Fats	2.01g	0.15g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.543g	0.072g	3%
Magnesium	35mg	22mg	3%
Starch	7.43g		3%
Fiber	3.7g	4.4g	3%
Saturated fat	0.631g	0.031g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.367mg	0.851mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.103mg	0.074mg	2%
Folate	11µg	19µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.601g	0.01g	1%
Choline	21.2mg	24.1mg	1%
Calories	90kcal	65kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.189mg	0.151mg	1%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.49mg	1%
Net carbs	9.85g	8.69g	N/A
Carbs	13.55g	13.09g	0%
Calcium	29mg	25mg	0%
Sugar	0.54g	3.12g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.076mg	0.071mg	0%
Trans fat	0.016g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.065mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.438mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.377mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.287mg	0.149mg	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