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Table salt vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between table salt and broad beans?

  • Broad beans have more vitamin C, iron, folate, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, and manganese than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1683% higher.
  • Broad beans are lower in sodium.
  • Broad beans have a higher glycemic index (79) than table salt (0).

We used Salt, table and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2312.5%
Contains more IronIron +354.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +370%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Broad beans DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 41mg 1683%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.8mg 22%
Folate 0µg 58µg 15%
Iron 0.33mg 1.5mg 15%
Fiber 0g 3.6g 14%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.128mg 11%
Phosphorus 0mg 73mg 10%
Protein 0g 4.8g 10%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.2mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.09mg 7%
Magnesium 1mg 31mg 7%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.261mg 7%
Potassium 8mg 193mg 5%
Calories 0kcal 62kcal 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.47mg 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.06mg 3%
Carbs 0g 10.1g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.303g 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Calcium 24mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.066mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.142g 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.5g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more OtherOther +10988.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +41750%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.