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Water chestnuts vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between water chestnuts and broad beans?

  • Water chestnuts are higher in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, broad beans are richer in iron, vitamin C, folate, and vitamin A.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 30% more.
  • Broad beans contain 11 times less vitamin B6 than water chestnuts. Water chestnuts contain 0.328mg of vitamin B6, while broad beans contain 0.029mg.

We used Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, 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 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
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 PotassiumPotassium +202.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +443.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.47mg

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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +625.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1031%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +395%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.128mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water chestnuts Broad beans DV% diff.
Copper 0.326mg 0.06mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.328mg 0.029mg 23%
Vitamin C 4mg 19.8mg 18%
Iron 0.06mg 1.5mg 18%
Potassium 584mg 193mg 12%
Folate 16µg 58µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 0.066mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.09mg 8%
Choline 36.2mg 7%
Protein 1.4g 4.8g 7%
Carbs 23.94g 10.1g 5%
Manganese 0.331mg 0.261mg 3%
Fiber 3g 3.6g 2%
Magnesium 22mg 31mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.303g 2%
Calories 97kcal 62kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.142g 1%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.128mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 11mg 18mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 41mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.5g 1%
Phosphorus 63mg 73mg 1%
Net carbs 20.94g 6.5g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Zinc 0.5mg 0.47mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 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 CarbsCarbs +137%
Contains more OtherOther +22.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +242.9%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +604.7%

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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. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.