Spaghetti vs. Cranberry beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between spaghetti and cranberry beans

Spaghetti is higher in selenium; however, cranberry beans is richer in folate, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, potassium, protein, and magnesium.
Cranberry beans's daily need coverage for folate is 50% higher.
Spaghetti has 20 times more selenium than cranberry beans. While spaghetti has 26.4µg of selenium, cranberry beans has only 1.3µg.
Cranberry beans has a lower glycemic index (35) than spaghetti (49).

The food types used in this comparison are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Beans, cranberry (roman), 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.

Spaghetti

Cranberry beans

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+1930.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+614.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+779.5%
Contains more IronIron	+318%
Contains more CopperCopper	+131%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+132.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.9%

~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.

Spaghetti

Cranberry beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+245%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2857.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	7µg	207µg	50%
Selenium	26.4µg	1.3µg	46%
Fiber	1.8g	8.6g	27%
Iron	0.5mg	2.09mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.21mg	16%
Copper	0.1mg	0.231mg	15%
Starch	26.01g		11%
Phosphorus	58mg	135mg	11%
Potassium	44mg	387mg	10%
Magnesium	18mg	50mg	8%
Protein	5.8g	9.34g	7%
Zinc	0.51mg	1.14mg	6%
Calcium	7mg	50mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.069mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.112mg	0.24mg	3%
Carbs	30.86g	24.46g	2%
Manganese	0.322mg	0.37mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.049mg	0.081mg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.024g		2%
Calories	158kcal	136kcal	1%
Fats	0.93g	0.46g	1%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.515mg	1%
Choline	6.4mg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.326g	0.199g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	272kcal	146kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	74g	N/A
Net carbs	29.06g	15.86g	N/A
Sugar	0.56g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.06mg		0%
Saturated fat	0.176g	0.119g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.131g	0.04g	0%
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.206mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.228mg	0.412mg	0%
Leucine	0.44mg	0.746mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	0.641mg	0%
Methionine	0.065mg	0.14mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg	0.505mg	0%
Valine	0.262mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.132mg	0.26mg	0%
Fructose	0.03g		0%