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

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Differences between yellow beans and refried beans

Yellow beans have more fiber, folate, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, manganese, and copper, while refried beans have more selenium.
Yellow beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 27% higher.
Refried beans contain 7 times less folate than yellow beans. Yellow beans contain 81µg of folate, while refried beans contain 11µg.
The amount of sodium in yellow beans is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity).

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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.

Yellow beans

Refried beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+111.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.8%
Contains more IronIron	+72.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+98.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.4%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+346.2%

~equal in Potassium ~319mg

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.

Yellow beans

Refried beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+636.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+66%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	10.4g	3.7g	27%
Histidine	0.255mg	153mg	22%
Folate	81µg	11µg	18%
Sodium	5mg	370mg	16%
Iron	2.48mg	1.44mg	13%
Phosphorus	183mg	92mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.187mg	0.076mg	9%
Magnesium	74mg	35mg	9%
Selenium	1.3µg	5.8µg	8%
Protein	9.16g	4.98g	8%
Manganese	0.455mg	0.289mg	7%
Copper	0.186mg	0.129mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.09mg	6%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	6mg	5%
Carbs	25.28g	13.55g	4%
Zinc	1.06mg	0.58mg	4%
Calories	144kcal	90kcal	3%
Starch		7.43g	3%
Choline	35.2mg	21.2mg	3%
Calcium	62mg	29mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.279g	0.631g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.129mg	0.103mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.708mg	0.367mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.079mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.229mg	0.189mg	1%
Fats	1.08g	2.01g	1%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	2.1µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.094g	0.601g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.466g	0.543g	1%
Net carbs	14.88g	9.85g	N/A
Potassium	325mg	319mg	0%
Sugar	0.34g	0.54g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.016g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.386mg	0.231mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.405mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.732mg	0.438mg	0%
Lysine	0.629mg	0.377mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.496mg	0.297mg	0%
Valine	0.479mg	0.287mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.169g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.36g	N/A