Kidney beans vs. Pinto beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kidney beans and pinto beans

Kidney beans contain less folate, fiber, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin E than pinto beans.
Pinto beans's daily need coverage for folate is 11% higher.
Kidney beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of kidney beans is 22, while the glycemic index of pinto beans is 39.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, 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.

Kidney beans

Pinto beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+463.6%

~equal in Potassium ~436mg

~equal in Iron ~2.09mg

~equal in Copper ~0.219mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.98mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~147mg

~equal in Sodium ~1mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.453mg

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.

Kidney beans

Pinto beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+90.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+32.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	130µg	172µg	11%
Fiber	6.4g	9g	10%
Selenium	1.1µg	6.2µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.229mg	8%
Starch		15.15g	6%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	0.94mg	6%
Vitamin K	8.4µg	3.5µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.16mg	0.193mg	3%
Magnesium	42mg	50mg	2%
Iron	2.22mg	2.09mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.578mg	0.318mg	2%
Calories	127kcal	143kcal	1%
Protein	8.67g	9.01g	1%
Carbs	22.8g	26.22g	1%
Calcium	35mg	46mg	1%
Potassium	405mg	436mg	1%
Phosphorus	138mg	147mg	1%
Manganese	0.43mg	0.453mg	1%
Choline	30.5mg	35.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	6.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	146kcal	159kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	79g	70g	N/A
Fats	0.5g	0.65g	0%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.8mg	0%
Net carbs	16.4g	17.22g	N/A
Sugar	0.32g	0.34g	N/A
Copper	0.216mg	0.219mg	0%
Zinc	1mg	0.98mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.058mg	0.062mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.22mg	0.21mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.136g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.039g	0.133g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.278g	0.235g	0%
Tryptophan	0.104mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.319mg	0.331mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.41mg	0.426mg	0%
Leucine	0.736mg	0.765mg	0%
Lysine	0.607mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.113mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.511mg	0.531mg	0%
Valine	0.5mg	0.519mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.247mg	0%