Broad beans vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and tomatoes different?

Tomatoes contain less iron, folate, fiber, protein, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B2 than broad beans.
Broad beans cover your daily need for iron 15% more than tomatoes.
Broad beans have 5 times more protein than tomatoes. Broad beans have 4.8g of protein, while tomatoes have 0.88g.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broad beans is 79, while the glycemic index of tomatoes is 23.

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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

Tomato

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+181.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more IronIron	+455.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+176.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+204.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+128.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.059mg

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

Tomato

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+245.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+102%
Contains more FolateFolate	+286.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+175.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.5mg	0.27mg	15%
Folate	58µg	15µg	11%
Fiber	3.6g	1.2g	10%
Protein	4.8g	0.88g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.037mg	8%
Vitamin C	19.8mg	13.7mg	7%
Phosphorus	73mg	24mg	7%
Vitamin K		7.9µg	7%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.114mg	6%
Magnesium	31mg	11mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.019mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	0.594mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.08mg	4%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.17mg	3%
Vitamin A	14µg	42µg	3%
Calories	62kcal	18kcal	2%
Carbs	10.1g	3.89g	2%
Sodium	41mg	5mg	2%
Selenium	1µg	0µg	2%
Fructose		1.37g	2%
Calcium	18mg	10mg	1%
Potassium	193mg	237mg	1%
Choline		6.7mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.028g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.083g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	4.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	205kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	161g	556g	N/A
Fats	0.5g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	6.5g	2.69g	N/A
Sugar		2.63g	N/A
Copper	0.06mg	0.059mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.089mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.031g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.006mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.027mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.018mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.025mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.027mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.018mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.014mg	0%