Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
cooked
fava bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and fava bean:
Both beef and fava bean are high in calories. Beef has 152% more calories than fava bean - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and fava bean has 110 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to fava bean per calorie. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for fava bean, 27:70:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Beef | Fava Bean | |
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Protein | 38% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 70% |
Fat | 62% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Beef has less carbohydrates than fava bean - fava bean has 19.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Fava bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than beef - fava bean has 5.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has less sugar than fava bean - fava bean has 1.8g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 234% more protein than fava bean - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and fava bean has 7.6g of protein.
Beef is high in saturated fat and fava bean has 99% less saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fava bean has 0.07g of saturated fat.
Fava bean has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and fava bean does not contain significant amounts.
Fava bean has less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fava bean does not contain significant amounts.
Fava bean and beef contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - fava bean has 0.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and fava bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fava bean has 1ug of Vitamin A.
Beef and fava bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and fava bean does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and fava bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fava bean has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Beef and fava bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fava bean has 2.9ug of Vitamin K.
Beef has more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, fava bean contains more folate. Both beef and fava bean contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Beef | Fava Bean | |
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Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.097 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.089 MG |
Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.711 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.157 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.072 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 104 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | ~ |
Beef and fava bean contain similar amounts of calcium - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and fava bean has 36mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 50% more iron than fava bean - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and fava bean has 1.5mg of iron.
Both beef and fava bean are high in potassium. Beef is very similar to fava bean for potassium - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and fava bean has 268mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, beef has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than fava bean per 100 grams.
Beef | Fava Bean | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.012 G |
Total | 0.056 G | 0.012 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, beef has more linoleic acid than fava bean per 100 grams.
Beef | Fava Bean | |
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other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.152 G |
Total | 0.402 G | 0.152 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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