Navy beans vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between navy beans and great northern beans

Great northern beans has less fiber, folate, and vitamin B1 than navy beans.
Navy beans cover your daily need for fiber 14% more than great northern beans.
Navy beans have 2 times more vitamin B1 than great northern beans. While navy beans have 0.237mg of vitamin B1, great northern beans has only 0.158mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Navy beans

Great northern beans

Contains more ZincZinc	+17%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

Contains more CopperCopper	+17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

~equal in Calcium ~68mg

~equal in Potassium ~391mg

~equal in Iron ~2.13mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.518mg

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.

Navy beans

Great northern beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+44.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.681mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.266mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	10.5g	7g	14%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.177g		11%
Folate	140µg	102µg	10%
Choline	44.7mg		8%
Vitamin B1	0.237mg	0.158mg	7%
Starch	15.4g		6%
Copper	0.21mg	0.247mg	4%
Iron	2.36mg	2.13mg	3%
Phosphorus	144mg	165mg	3%
Carbs	26.05g	21.09g	2%
Selenium	2.9µg	4.1µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.117mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.49g	0.187g	2%
Calories	140kcal	118kcal	1%
Magnesium	53mg	50mg	1%
Zinc	1.03mg	0.88mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.066mg	0.059mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Protein	8.23g	8.33g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.9g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	170kcal	142kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	71g	85g	N/A
Fats	0.62g	0.45g	0%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	1.3mg	0%
Net carbs	15.55g	14.09g	N/A
Calcium	69mg	68mg	0%
Potassium	389mg	391mg	0%
Sugar	0.37g		N/A
Sodium	0mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Manganese	0.527mg	0.518mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.649mg	0.681mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.266mg	0.266mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.098g	0.14g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.142g	0.021g	0%
Tryptophan	0.1mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.289mg	0.351mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.387mg	0.368mg	0%
Leucine	0.7mg	0.665mg	0%
Lysine	0.52mg	0.572mg	0%
Methionine	0.111mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.471mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.504mg	0.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.206mg	0.232mg	0%