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

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Differences between yellow beans and pinto beans

  • Yellow beans have more magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus, while pinto beans has more folate, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Pinto beans's daily need coverage for folate is 23% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 14% 38% 78% 73% 27% 63% 0.13% 59% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.8%
Contains more IronIron +18.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +376.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.98mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.453mg

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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
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 2.7% 0% 19% 0% 48% 14% 6% 13% 53% 0% 8.8% 129% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.94mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.193mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~3.5µg
~equal in Choline ~35.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow beans Pinto beans DV% diff.
Folate 81µg 172µg 23%
Selenium 1.3µg 6.2µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.229mg 8%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Magnesium 74mg 50mg 6%
Fiber 10.4g 9g 6%
Iron 2.48mg 2.09mg 5%
Phosphorus 183mg 147mg 5%
Copper 0.186mg 0.219mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.062mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 436mg 3%
Calcium 62mg 46mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.466g 0.235g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.708mg 0.318mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.279g 0.136g 1%
Zinc 1.06mg 0.98mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0.8mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.65g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.187mg 0.193mg 1%
Calories 144kcal 143kcal 0%
Protein 9.16g 9.01g 0%
Carbs 25.28g 26.22g 0%
Net carbs 14.88g 17.22g N/A
Sugar 0.34g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.94mg 0%
Manganese 0.455mg 0.453mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 0.21mg 0%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3.5µg 0%
Choline 35.2mg 35.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 0.133g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.386mg 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.405mg 0.426mg 0%
Leucine 0.732mg 0.765mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.496mg 0.531mg 0%
Valine 0.479mg 0.519mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.247mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 g
9% 26% 63%
Protein: 9.01 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 26.22 g
Water: 62.95 g
Other: 1.17 g
Contains more FatsFats +66.2%
Contains more OtherOther +28.2%
~equal in Protein ~9.01g
~equal in Carbs ~26.22g
~equal in Water ~62.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.235 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +41.5%

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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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/nutrients
  2. Pinto beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175200/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.