Rice vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between rice and great northern beans
- Rice has more selenium; however, great northern beans is richer in fiber, copper, phosphorus, iron, folate, potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
- Great northern beans covers your daily fiber needs 26% more than rice.
- Great northern beans has 2 times less vitamin B3 than rice. Rice has 1.476mg of vitamin B3, while great northern beans has 0.681mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +82.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +316.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +580% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1017.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +77.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +258% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +79.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +283.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +116.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +46.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +353.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +25.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +75.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fiber | 0.4g | 7g | 26% |
Copper | 0.069mg | 0.247mg | 20% |
Phosphorus | 43mg | 165mg | 17% |
Iron | 1.2mg | 2.13mg | 12% |
Protein | 2.69g | 8.33g | 11% |
Folate | 58µg | 102µg | 11% |
Potassium | 35mg | 391mg | 10% |
Magnesium | 12mg | 50mg | 9% |
Calcium | 10mg | 68mg | 6% |
Selenium | 7.5µg | 4.1µg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.476mg | 0.681mg | 5% |
Zinc | 0.49mg | 0.88mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.013mg | 0.059mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.472mg | 0.518mg | 2% |
Carbs | 28.17g | 21.09g | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.093mg | 0.117mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.39mg | 0.266mg | 2% |
Calories | 130kcal | 118kcal | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 1.3mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.076g | 0.187g | 1% |
Fats | 0.28g | 0.45g | 0% |
Net carbs | 27.77g | 14.09g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.05g | N/A | |
Sodium | 1mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.163mg | 0.158mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.077g | 0.14g | 0% |
Choline | 2.1mg | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.021g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.031mg | 0.099mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.096mg | 0.351mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.116mg | 0.368mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.222mg | 0.665mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.097mg | 0.572mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.063mg | 0.125mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.144mg | 0.451mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.164mg | 0.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.063mg | 0.232mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.69 g
Fats:
0.28 g
Carbs:
28.17 g
Water:
68.44 g
Other:
0.42 g
Protein:
8.33 g
Fats:
0.45 g
Carbs:
21.09 g
Water:
69 g
Other:
1.13 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +33.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +209.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +60.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +169% |
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Water
~69g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.076 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -45% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +319% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +146.1% |