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Soybean vs. Yellow beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soybeans and yellow beans?

  • Soybeans are higher in iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin K, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, yellow beans are richer in fiber and folate.
  • Soybeans' daily need coverage for iron is 33% more.
  • Yellow beans contain 6 times less selenium than soybeans. Soybeans contain 7.3µg of selenium, while yellow beans contain 1.3µg.

We used Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.5%
Contains more IronIron +107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +461.5%
~equal in Zinc ~1.06mg

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%
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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +448.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +168.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin C ~1.8mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean Yellow beans DV% diff.
Iron 5.14mg 2.48mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.064g 0.466g 31%
Copper 0.407mg 0.186mg 25%
Fiber 6g 10.4g 18%
Protein 18.21g 9.16g 18%
Manganese 0.824mg 0.455mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.103mg 14%
Vitamin K 19.2µg 3.5µg 13%
Fats 8.97g 1.08g 12%
Selenium 7.3µg 1.3µg 11%
Phosphorus 245mg 183mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.129mg 8%
Folate 54µg 81µg 7%
Potassium 515mg 325mg 6%
Carbs 8.36g 25.28g 6%
Saturated fat 1.297g 0.279g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.981g 0.094g 5%
Calcium 102mg 62mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.94mg 4%
Magnesium 86mg 74mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.187mg 3%
Choline 47.5mg 35.2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.399mg 0.708mg 2%
Calories 172kcal 144kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.229mg 1%
Zinc 1.15mg 1.06mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 1.8mg 0%
Net carbs 2.36g 14.88g N/A
Sugar 3g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.242mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.723mg 0.386mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.807mg 0.405mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 0.732mg 0%
Lysine 1.108mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.224mg 0.138mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0.496mg 0%
Valine 0.831mg 0.479mg 0%
Histidine 0.449mg 0.255mg 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
9% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.8%
Contains more FatsFats +730.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.4%
~equal in Water ~62.98g

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
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2007.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +986.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.5%

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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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/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.