Peanut vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peanuts and soybeans?

Peanuts have more copper, vitamin B3, vitamin E, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, and zinc than soybeans.
Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 82% higher.
Soybeans have 30 times less vitamin B3 than peanuts. Peanuts have 12.066mg of vitamin B3, while soybeans have 0.399mg.
Soybeans are lower in saturated fat.

We used Peanuts, all types, raw and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.

Peanut

Soybean

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+181.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+184.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+134.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10.9%
Contains more IronIron	+12.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%

~equal in Selenium ~7.3µg

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.

Peanut

Soybean

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+312.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2924.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+887.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+344.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+111.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.144mg	0.407mg	82%
Vitamin B3	12.066mg	0.399mg	73%
Polyunsaturated fat	15.558g	5.064g	70%
Fats	49.24g	8.97g	62%
Monounsaturated fat	24.426g	1.981g	56%
Vitamin E	8.33mg	0.35mg	53%
Manganese	1.934mg	0.824mg	48%
Folate	240µg	54µg	47%
Vitamin B1	0.64mg	0.155mg	40%
Vitamin B5	1.767mg	0.179mg	32%
Saturated fat	6.279g	1.297g	23%
Calories	567kcal	172kcal	20%
Magnesium	168mg	86mg	20%
Zinc	3.27mg	1.15mg	19%
Phosphorus	376mg	245mg	19%
Vitamin K	0µg	19.2µg	16%
Protein	25.8g	18.21g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.285mg	12%
Fiber	8.5g	6g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.234mg	9%
Iron	4.58mg	5.14mg	7%
Potassium	705mg	515mg	6%
Carbs	16.13g	8.36g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.7mg	2%
Calcium	92mg	102mg	1%
Sodium	18mg	1mg	1%
Choline	52.5mg	47.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	220kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	5.4	N/A
Net carbs	7.63g	2.36g	N/A
Sugar	4.72g	3g	N/A
Selenium	7.2µg	7.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.25mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	0.883mg	0.723mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.907mg	0.807mg	0%
Leucine	1.672mg	1.355mg	0%
Lysine	0.926mg	1.108mg	0%
Methionine	0.317mg	0.224mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.377mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	1.082mg	0.831mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.449mg	0%