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Broad beans vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between broad beans and water chestnuts?

  • Broad beans are higher in iron, vitamin C, folate, and protein; however, water chestnuts are richer in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 30% more.
  • Water chestnuts contain 25 times less iron than broad beans. Broad beans contain 1.5mg of iron, while water chestnuts contain 0.06mg.

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw types 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.
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 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +443.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.5mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 66% 0% 4.7% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 13% 0% 0% 24% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +395%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +625.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1031%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Copper 0.06mg 0.326mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.328mg 23%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 4mg 18%
Iron 1.5mg 0.06mg 18%
Potassium 193mg 584mg 12%
Folate 58µg 16µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.479mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 1.4g 7%
Choline 36.2mg 7%
Carbs 10.1g 23.94g 5%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.331mg 3%
Calories 62kcal 97kcal 2%
Magnesium 31mg 22mg 2%
Fiber 3.6g 3g 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.043g 2%
Fats 0.5g 0.1g 1%
Calcium 18mg 11mg 1%
Phosphorus 73mg 63mg 1%
Sodium 41mg 14mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.026g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 7.7g 1.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 129kcal 693kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 161g 103g N/A
Net carbs 6.5g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Zinc 0.47mg 0.5mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.002g 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%

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
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +242.9%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137%

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
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +604.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%

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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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.