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

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Differences between pinto beans and kidney 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 contain 31 times less vitamin E than pinto beans. Pinto beans contains 0.94mg of vitamin E, while kidney beans contain 0.03mg.
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, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, kidney, all types, 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.

Pinto beans

Kidney beans

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

~equal in Potassium ~405mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

~equal in Copper ~0.216mg

~equal in Zinc ~1mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~138mg

~equal in Sodium ~1mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.43mg

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.

Pinto beans

Kidney beans

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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