Vegetable vs. Refried beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between vegetable and refried beans?

Vegetable is higher in vitamin A and vitamin K, yet refried beans are higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
Vegetable has 11 times more vitamin K than refried beans. While vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, refried beans have only 2.1µg.
The amount of sodium in vegetable is lower.
The glycemic index of refried beans is lower.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) 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.

Vegetable

Refried beans

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

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%

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.

Vegetable

Refried beans

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.076mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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