First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Pinto beans | Navy beans |
Nutrient | pinto beans | navy beans |
Protein | 12g | 18g |
Carbohydrate | 36g | 39g |
Fiber | 9g | 0g |
Fat | 1g | 2g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | pinto beans | navy beans |
Choline | 9% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 5% | 75% |
Vitamin E | 1% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 4% | 0% |
Navy beans have significantly more Vitamins C than pinto beans. Pinto beans are a good source of Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium. Pinto beans are a great source of Thiamin, Phosphorus, Iron. Navy beans are a good source of Niacin, Potassium, Zinc. Navy beans are a great source of Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Navy beans are an excellent source of Thiamin.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | pinto beans | navy beans |
Vitamin B1 | 41% | 116% |
Vitamin B2 | 11% | 58% |
Vitamin B3 | 6% | 30% |
Vitamin B5 | 9% | 49% |
Vitamin B6 | 25% | 52% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | pinto beans | navy beans |
Sodium | 0% | 3% |
Potasium | 23% | 26% |
Calcium | 13% | 9% |
Magnesium | 29% | 86% |
Phosphorus | 41% | 51% |
Iron | 49% | 96% |
Manganese | 29% | 53% |
Selenium | 36% | 4% |
Copper | 51% | 106% |
Zinc | 14% | 28% |