Yellow beans vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between yellow beans and chickpeas
- Yellow beans are higher in fiber, magnesium, and vitamin B1, yet chickpeas are higher in manganese, folate, copper, and iron.
- Chickpeas cover your daily manganese needs 25% more than yellow beans.
- Yellow beans contain 3 times more vitamin E than chickpeas. While yellow beans contain 0.94mg of vitamin E, chickpeas contain only 0.35mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +54.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +26.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +11.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -28.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +16.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +89.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +44.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +126.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +184.6% |
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 CVitamin C | +38.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +168.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +61.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +63.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +34.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +24.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +14.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +112.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +21.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.455mg | 1.03mg | 25% |
Folate | 81µg | 172µg | 23% |
Copper | 0.186mg | 0.352mg | 18% |
Fiber | 10.4g | 7.6g | 11% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 48mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.187mg | 0.116mg | 6% |
Iron | 2.48mg | 2.89mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.466g | 1.156g | 5% |
Selenium | 1.3µg | 3.7µg | 4% |
Zinc | 1.06mg | 1.53mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.94mg | 0.35mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.103mg | 0.063mg | 3% |
Fats | 1.08g | 2.59g | 2% |
Phosphorus | 183mg | 168mg | 2% |
Choline | 35.2mg | 42.8mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.094g | 0.583g | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.129mg | 0.139mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.229mg | 0.286mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.708mg | 0.526mg | 1% |
Calories | 144kcal | 164kcal | 1% |
Protein | 9.16g | 8.86g | 1% |
Calcium | 62mg | 49mg | 1% |
Carbs | 25.28g | 27.42g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1.8mg | 1.3mg | 1% |
Potassium | 325mg | 291mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 14.88g | 19.82g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.34g | 4.8g | N/A |
Sodium | 5mg | 7mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 3.5µg | 4µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.279g | 0.269g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.108mg | 0.085mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.386mg | 0.329mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.405mg | 0.38mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.732mg | 0.631mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.629mg | 0.593mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.138mg | 0.116mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.496mg | 0.475mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.479mg | 0.372mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.255mg | 0.244mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
9.16 g
Fats:
1.08 g
Carbs:
25.28 g
Water:
62.98 g
Other:
1.5 g
Protein:
8.86 g
Fats:
2.59 g
Carbs:
27.42 g
Water:
60.21 g
Other:
0.92 g
Contains more OtherOther | +63% |
Contains more FatsFats | +139.8% |
~equal in
Protein
~8.86g
~equal in
Carbs
~27.42g
~equal in
Water
~60.21g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.466 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.156 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +520.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +148.1% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~0.269g