White beans vs. Yellow beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white beans and yellow beans different?

White beans is richer in iron, copper, manganese, and potassium, while yellow beans are higher in fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Yellow beans cover your daily need for fiber 16% more than white beans.
White beans contains 2 times more potassium than yellow beans. White beans contains 561mg of potassium, while yellow beans contain 325mg.

Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

White beans

Yellow beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.6%
Contains more IronIron	+49.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+39.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.7%

~equal in Selenium ~1.3µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

White beans

Yellow beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+123.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+405.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.94mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.229mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~3.5µg

~equal in Folate ~81µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	6.3g	10.4g	16%
Iron	3.7mg	2.48mg	15%
Copper	0.287mg	0.186mg	11%
Phosphorus	113mg	183mg	10%
Manganese	0.636mg	0.455mg	8%
Potassium	561mg	325mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.118mg	0.187mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.046mg	0.103mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.14mg	0.708mg	4%
Magnesium	63mg	74mg	3%
Calcium	90mg	62mg	3%
Zinc	1.38mg	1.06mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0.129mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.152g	0.466g	2%
Protein	9.73g	9.16g	1%
Fats	0.35g	1.08g	1%
Saturated fat	0.091g	0.279g	1%
Calories	139kcal	144kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	143kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	72g	69g	N/A
Net carbs	18.79g	14.88g	N/A
Carbs	25.09g	25.28g	0%
Sugar	0.34g	0.34g	N/A
Sodium	6mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.94mg	0%
Selenium	1.3µg	1.3µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.229mg	0.229mg	0%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	3.5µg	0%
Folate	81µg	81µg	0%
Choline	35.1mg	35.2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g	0.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.115mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.409mg	0.386mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.405mg	0%
Leucine	0.776mg	0.732mg	0%
Lysine	0.668mg	0.629mg	0%
Methionine	0.146mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.526mg	0.496mg	0%
Valine	0.509mg	0.479mg	0%
Histidine	0.271mg	0.255mg	0%