Broad beans vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and chinese broccoli different?

Broad beans have more iron and protein; however, chinese broccoli is richer in folate, vitamin C, calcium, and vitamin A.
Broad beans cover your daily need for iron 12% more than chinese broccoli.
Broad beans have 4 times more protein than chinese broccoli. Broad beans have 4.8g of protein, while chinese broccoli has 1.14g.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broad beans is 79, while the glycemic index of chinese broccoli is 32.

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Broccoli, chinese, cooked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Broad beans

Chinese broccoli

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.2%
Contains more IronIron	+167.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+455.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30%

~equal in Copper ~0.061mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.264mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Broad beans

Chinese broccoli

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+174.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+485.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+140.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+141.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		84.8µg	71%
Iron	1.5mg	0.56mg	12%
Folate	58µg	99µg	10%
Vitamin C	19.8mg	28.2mg	9%
Calcium	18mg	100mg	8%
Vitamin A	14µg	82µg	8%
Protein	4.8g	1.14g	7%
Phosphorus	73mg	41mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	0.437mg	5%
Choline		25.3mg	5%
Fiber	3.6g	2.5g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.146mg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.48mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.095mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.07mg	3%
Calories	62kcal	22kcal	2%
Carbs	10.1g	3.81g	2%
Potassium	193mg	261mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.159mg	2%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.39mg	1%
Sodium	41mg	7mg	1%
Selenium	1µg	1.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	5.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	193kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	161g	455g	N/A
Fats	0.5g	0.72g	0%
Net carbs	6.5g	1.31g	N/A
Sugar		0.84g	N/A
Copper	0.06mg	0.061mg	0%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.264mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.11g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.05g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.33g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg		0%
Threonine	0.178mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg		0%
Leucine	0.37mg		0%
Lysine	0.313mg		0%
Methionine	0.037mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg		0%
Valine	0.235mg		0%
Histidine	0.115mg		0%