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White beans vs Pasta
CALORIC DENSITY
White beans, mature seeds, ckd, bld, wo/salt
Pasta, corn, dry
1.39
3.57
16050
20091

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.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
White beans
Pasta
Protein = 14g
Protein = 4g
Carbohydrates = 36g
Carbohydrates = 44g
Fat = 1g
Fat = 1g
Fiber = 9g
Fiber = 6g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient white beans pasta
Protein 14g 4g
Carbohydrate 36g 44g
Fiber 9g 6g
Fat 1g 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 1g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 1g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

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.

Choline = 12%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 11%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 6%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientwhite beanspasta
Choline12%0%
Vitamin A0%1%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E11%0%
Vitamin K6%0%

White beans have significantly more Vitamins E, K than pasta. White beans are a good source of Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium, Phosphorus. White beans are a great source of Iron. Pasta are a good source of Phosphorus.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 17%
Vitamin B1 = 13%
Vitamin B2 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 4%
Vitamin B3 = 2%
Vitamin B3 = 11%
Vitamin B5 = 7%
Vitamin B5 = 5%
Vitamin B6 = 12%
Vitamin B6 = 10%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientwhite beanspasta
Vitamin B117%13%
Vitamin B26%4%
Vitamin B32%11%
Vitamin B57%5%
Vitamin B612%10%
Vitamin B120%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.

Sodium = 1%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 23%
Potassium = 5%
Calcium = 26%
Calcium = 0%
Magnesium = 26%
Magnesium = 19%
Phosphorus = 28%
Phosphorus = 24%
Iron = 89%
Iron = 9%
Manganese = 40%
Manganese = 12%
Selenium = 4%
Selenium = 10%
Copper = 41%
Copper = 11%
Zinc = 21%
Zinc = 11%
Nutrientwhite beanspasta
Sodium1%0%
Potasium23%5%
Calcium26%0%
Magnesium26%19%
Phosphorus28%24%
Iron89%9%
Manganese40%12%
Selenium4%10%
Copper41%11%
Zinc21%11%

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