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Yellow beans vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yellow beans and soybeans?

  • Yellow beans are higher in fiber and folate; however, soybeans are richer in iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin K, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Soybeans' daily need coverage for iron is 33% more.
  • Soybeans contain 2 times less fiber than yellow beans. Yellow beans contain 10.4g of fiber, while soybeans contain 6g.

We used Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt types 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 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 61% 31% 45% 193% 136% 31% 105% 0.13% 107% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.5%
Contains more IronIron +107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +461.5%
~equal in Zinc ~1.15mg

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 5.7% 0% 7% 0% 39% 66% 7.5% 11% 54% 0% 48% 41% 26%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +168.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +448.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~1.7mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow beans Soybean DV% diff.
Iron 2.48mg 5.14mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.466g 5.064g 31%
Copper 0.186mg 0.407mg 25%
Fiber 10.4g 6g 18%
Protein 9.16g 18.21g 18%
Manganese 0.455mg 0.824mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.285mg 14%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 19.2µg 13%
Fats 1.08g 8.97g 12%
Selenium 1.3µg 7.3µg 11%
Phosphorus 183mg 245mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.234mg 8%
Folate 81µg 54µg 7%
Potassium 325mg 515mg 6%
Carbs 25.28g 8.36g 6%
Saturated fat 0.279g 1.297g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 1.981g 5%
Calcium 62mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.35mg 4%
Magnesium 74mg 86mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.187mg 0.155mg 3%
Choline 35.2mg 47.5mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.708mg 0.399mg 2%
Calories 144kcal 172kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 0.179mg 1%
Zinc 1.06mg 1.15mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 1.7mg 0%
Net carbs 14.88g 2.36g N/A
Sugar 0.34g 3g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 0.386mg 0.723mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.405mg 0.807mg 0%
Leucine 0.732mg 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 1.108mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.224mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.496mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.479mg 0.831mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.449mg 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
18% 9% 8% 63% 2%
Protein: 18.21 g
Fats: 8.97 g
Carbs: 8.36 g
Water: 62.55 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.8%
Contains more FatsFats +730.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
~equal in Water ~62.55g

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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.297 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.981 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.064 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2007.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +986.7%

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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. Soybean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174271/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.