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Fava beans, fresh, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Fava beans, fresh, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Arrowhead, cooked for less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.

Pick Fava beans, fresh, cooked for more protein, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.76 g
    7.74 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    20.69 g
    16.29 g
  • Fibermore is better
  • Total sugarsless is better
  • Total fat
    0.13 g
    0.81 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.23 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN325.64 mg
    446.77 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN1129.49 mg
    311.29 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    8.97 mg
    29.03 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.55 mg
    2.42 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN62.82 mg
    50 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.38 mg
    31.94 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Arrowhead, cooked vs Fava beans, fresh, cooked · Foodatron