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Broad beans vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between broad beans and fava beans

  • Broad beans have more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, fava beans have more copper, folate, phosphorus, fiber, and manganese.
  • Fava beans' daily need coverage for copper is 22% more.
  • Broad beans have 66 times more vitamin C than fava beans. Broad beans have 19.8mg of vitamin C, while fava beans have 0.3mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), 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 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +331.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +160%
~equal in Iron ~1.5mg

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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +148.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +79.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.089mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Fava beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 19.8mg 0.3mg 22%
Copper 0.06mg 0.259mg 22%
Folate 58µg 104µg 12%
Fiber 3.6g 5.4g 7%
Phosphorus 73mg 125mg 7%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.421mg 7%
Choline 30.6mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 7.6g 6%
Zinc 0.47mg 1.01mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.097mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.072mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.711mg 3%
Magnesium 31mg 43mg 3%
Carbs 10.1g 19.65g 3%
Selenium 1µg 2.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.157mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Calories 62kcal 110kcal 2%
Potassium 193mg 268mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 5mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 36mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.164g 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 14.25g N/A
Iron 1.5mg 1.5mg 0%
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.089mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more WaterWater +17%
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.6%
~equal in Other ~0.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +295%

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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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.