Flour vs. White beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between flour and white beans
- Flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and iron; however, white beans is richer in copper, fiber, potassium, and magnesium.
- Flour's daily need coverage for selenium is 59% higher.
- Flour has 42 times more vitamin B3 than white beans. While flour has 5.904mg of vitamin B3, white beans has only 0.14mg.
The food types used in this comparison are Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Beans, white, 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.
Contains more IronIron | +25.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2507.7% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +186.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +500% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +424.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +99.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +97.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +565.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +973.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4117.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +91.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +125.9% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1466.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +111.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1066.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +237.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 33.9µg | 1.3µg | 59% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.785mg | 0.118mg | 56% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.904mg | 0.14mg | 36% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.494mg | 0.046mg | 34% |
Folate | 183µg | 81µg | 26% |
Carbs | 76.31g | 25.09g | 17% |
Copper | 0.144mg | 0.287mg | 16% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 6.3g | 14% |
Potassium | 107mg | 561mg | 13% |
Iron | 4.64mg | 3.7mg | 12% |
Calories | 364kcal | 139kcal | 11% |
Magnesium | 22mg | 63mg | 10% |
Calcium | 15mg | 90mg | 8% |
Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0.94mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.7mg | 1.38mg | 6% |
Choline | 10.4mg | 35.1mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.438mg | 0.229mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.044mg | 0.093mg | 4% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 3.5µg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.413g | 0.152g | 2% |
Manganese | 0.682mg | 0.636mg | 2% |
Fats | 0.98g | 0.35g | 1% |
Phosphorus | 108mg | 113mg | 1% |
Protein | 10.33g | 9.73g | 1% |
Net carbs | 73.61g | 18.79g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.27g | 0.34g | N/A |
Sodium | 2mg | 6mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.155g | 0.091g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.087g | 0.031g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.127mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.281mg | 0.409mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.357mg | 0.429mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.71mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.228mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.183mg | 0.146mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0.526mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.415mg | 0.509mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.23mg | 0.271mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.33 g
Fats:
0.98 g
Carbs:
76.31 g
Water:
11.92 g
Other:
0.46 g
Protein:
9.73 g
Fats:
0.35 g
Carbs:
25.09 g
Water:
63.08 g
Other:
1.75 g
Contains more FatsFats | +180% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +204.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +429.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +280.4% |
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Protein
~9.73g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.413 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.152 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +180.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +171.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -41.3% |