Nutrition for Fava Bean (cooked)

Fava Bean Nutrition Summary

One cup of cooked fava bean (170 grams or 0.4 lb) contains 187 calories and 12.9 grams of protein. Fava bean consist of 72% water, 20% carbohydrates, 8% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Fava bean is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, potassium and folate. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, choline, copper and manganese.

In one cup of cooked fava bean:

• Calories: 187
• Protein: 12.9 g
• Sugar: 3.1 g
• Dietary fiber: 9.2 g
• Fat: 0.7 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 8.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in fava bean.

See the Fava Bean Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Broadbeans , mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

Calories in Fava Bean

Fava bean has 187 calories per cup or 110 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

70% of calories in fava bean are from carbohydrates, 27% of calories are from protein and 3% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Fava Bean

Calories Similar to Fava Bean

Some other legume or legume products with similar calories to fava bean by weight:

• Pinto Beans: +7 calories
• White Beans: +7 calories
• Lentils: +10 calories
• Kidney Beans: +19 calories

Protein in Fava Bean

An excellent source of protein, a single cup of Fava Bean contains 26% of recommended daily values or 12.9 grams of protein. In addition, fava bean contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 12.92 g
• Tryptophan: 0.12 g
• Threonine: 0.46 g
• Isoleucine: 0.52 g
• Leucine: 0.97 g
• Lysine: 0.83 g
• Methionine: 0.11 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.55 g
• Valine: 0.57 g
• Histidine: 0.33 g

Protein Similar to Fava Bean

Some other legume or legume products with similar amounts of protein to fava bean by weight:

• White Beans: -0.6 grams
• Tofu: +0.8 grams
• Kidney Beans: +0.9 grams
• Soy Sauce: +0.9 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Fava Bean

An good source of many nutrients, cooked fava bean contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, potassium and folate. In fact, a single cup of fava bean contains 44% of recommended daily values or 176.8 ug of folate. Also an excellent source of potassium, a single cup of fava bean contains 20% of recommended daily values or 455.6 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in fava bean (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 1.7 ug
• Thiamin: 0.2 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.2 mg
• Niacin: 1.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 0.5 mg
• Folate: 176.8 ug
• Vitamin k: 4.9 ug

Minerals in fava bean (1 cup):

• Calcium: 61.2 mg
• Potassium: 455.6 mg
• Iron: 2.6 mg
• Magnesium: 73.1 mg
• Zinc: 1.7 mg
• Selenium: 4.4 ug
• Phosphorus: 212.5 mg
• Copper: 0.4 mg
• Manganese: 0.7 mg
• Choline: 52 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid, vitamin e or vitamin b12 in fava bean.

Similar to Fava Bean for Folate (Vit B9)

Here are some other legume or legume products with similarly abundant amounts of folate (Vit B9) to fava bean:

• Peanuts: -12 UG
• Peanut Butter: -20 UG
• White Beans: -66 UG
• Black Beans: -73 UG

Fava Bean Nutrition Chart

Fava Bean in Cooking

Fava bean is not too common in recipes, although it does star in quite a few. Most recipes call for one or two cups of fava bean.

Friends and Relatives of Fava Bean

Foods commonly cooked with fava bean:

• Fennel
• Pasta
• Spinach
• Asparagus
• Olive Oil