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Soybean vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soybeans and beans different?

  • Beans contain less iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin K, magnesium, vitamin B6, folate, and potassium than soybeans.
  • Soybeans cover your daily need for iron, 61% more than beans.
  • Soybeans have 24 times more vitamin K than beans. Soybeans have 19.2µg of vitamin K, while beans have 0.8µg.
  • Beans contain less saturated fat.
  • Beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beans is 33, while the glycemic index of soybeans is 14.

Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types were 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 61% 31% 45% 193% 136% 31% 105% 0.13% 107% 40%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74%
Contains more IronIron +1672.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.7%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 5.7% 0% 7% 0% 39% 66% 7.5% 11% 54% 0% 48% 41% 26%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.43mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean Beans DV% diff.
Iron 5.14mg 0.29mg 61%
Manganese 0.824mg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.064g 0.172g 33%
Protein 18.21g 4.8g 27%
Copper 0.407mg 0.206mg 22%
Phosphorus 245mg 104mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.06mg 17%
Vitamin K 19.2µg 0.8µg 15%
Fats 8.97g 0.4g 13%
Magnesium 86mg 32mg 13%
Folate 54µg 24µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.13mg 8%
Potassium 515mg 296mg 6%
Selenium 7.3µg 4.5µg 5%
Saturated fat 1.297g 0.103g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.981g 0.035g 5%
Calcium 102mg 50mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Carbs 8.36g 20.49g 4%
Choline 47.5mg 30.8mg 3%
Calories 172kcal 105kcal 3%
Zinc 1.15mg 1.4mg 2%
Fiber 6g 5.5g 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 2.36g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 3g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.399mg 0.43mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 0.723mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.807mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 1.108mg 0%
Methionine 0.224mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.831mg 0%
Histidine 0.449mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 9% 8% 63% 2%
Protein: 18.21 g
Fats: 8.97 g
Carbs: 8.36 g
Water: 62.55 g
Other: 1.91 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +279.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2142.5%
Contains more OtherOther +11.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +145.1%
Contains more WaterWater +16.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.297 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.981 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.064 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5560%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2844.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%

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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. Soybean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174271/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.