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Flour vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between flour and fava beans

  • Flour has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, and vitamin B5; however, fava beans have more copper and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flour is 57% higher.
  • Fava beans have 13 times less selenium than flour. Flour has 33.9µg of selenium, while fava beans have 2.6µg.

Food types used in this article are Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.
Flour
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more IronIron +209.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1203.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.7%

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.
Flour
Flour
6
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +709.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +455.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +730.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179%
Contains more FolateFolate +76%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +866.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +194.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Fava beans DV% diff.
Selenium 33.9µg 2.6µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.097mg 57%
Iron 4.64mg 1.5mg 39%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0.711mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.089mg 31%
Folate 183µg 104µg 20%
Carbs 76.31g 19.65g 19%
Copper 0.144mg 0.259mg 13%
Calories 364kcal 110kcal 13%
Fiber 2.7g 5.4g 11%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.421mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.157mg 6%
Potassium 107mg 268mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 43mg 5%
Protein 10.33g 7.6g 5%
Choline 10.4mg 30.6mg 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 1.01mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 0.164g 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.072mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 36mg 2%
Phosphorus 108mg 125mg 2%
Fats 0.98g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 73.61g 14.25g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 1.82g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.9%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +288.3%
Contains more WaterWater +500.2%
Contains more OtherOther +76.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +151.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.079g

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.