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Winged beans vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winged beans and fava beans different?

  • Winged beans is higher in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, fava beans are richer in folate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for winged beans is 57% higher.
  • Winged beans contains 13 times more saturated fat than fava beans. While winged beans contains 0.825g of saturated fat, fava beans contain only 0.066g.
  • Winged beans has a lower glycemic index (32) than fava beans (79).

Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used 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 39% 43% 25% 162% 258% 39% 66% 1.7% 156% 16%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +25.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +294.4%
Contains more IronIron +188.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +198.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
~equal in Potassium ~268mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 74% 30% 16% 9.4% 11% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +204.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +940%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.157mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winged beans Fava beans DV% diff.
Copper 0.773mg 0.259mg 57%
Iron 4.33mg 1.5mg 35%
Manganese 1.199mg 0.421mg 34%
Folate 10µg 104µg 24%
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.295mg 0.097mg 17%
Calcium 142mg 36mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.551g 0.164g 9%
Fats 5.84g 0.4g 8%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Protein 10.62g 7.6g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.153g 0.079g 5%
Zinc 1.44mg 1.01mg 4%
Phosphorus 153mg 125mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.825g 0.066g 3%
Magnesium 54mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.129mg 0.089mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.072mg 2%
Calories 147kcal 110kcal 2%
Carbs 14.94g 19.65g 2%
Selenium 2.9µg 2.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.83mg 0.711mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 14.94g 14.25g N/A
Potassium 280mg 268mg 0%
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Sodium 13mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.156mg 0.157mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.233mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.36mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.448mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.762mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.652mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.109mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.436mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.467mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 6% 15% 67%
Protein: 10.62 g
Fats: 5.84 g
Carbs: 14.94 g
Water: 67.19 g
Other: 1.41 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 +39.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1360%
Contains more OtherOther +74.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.5%
~equal in Water ~71.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 48% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.825 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.153 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.551 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2625.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +845.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%

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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. Winged beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172453/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.