Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cooked Malabar Spinach VS California Red Kidney Beans

Weight per 500 calories

• Cooked Malabar Spinach: 2174g
• California Red Kidney Beans: 152g

Raw California Red Kidney Beans have 14.3 times more energy per unit of mass than Cooked Malabar Spinach, which is high in comparison to other foods. Cooked Malabar Spinach having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cooked Malabar Spinach or California Red Kidney Beans?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cooked Malabar Spinach	40%	24%	36%
California Red Kidney Beans	29%	1%	70%

Macro Nutrients

	Cooked Malabar Spinach	California Red Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	17.5% 17g	0.39% 0.38g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	NA	0.17% 0.055g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	NA	7.95% 0.13g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	NA	0.48% 0.082g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	45.3% 59g	69.7% 91g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	120% 45.7g	99% 37.7g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	116% 64.8g	66% 37g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cooked Malabar Spinach	California Red Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	140% 1261μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	192% 2.3mg	66.8% 0.8mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	216% 2.8mg	25.5% 0.33mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	107% 17mg	19.5% 3.12mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	58.7% 2.93mg	23.6% 1.2mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	144% 1.87mg	46.3% 0.6mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	620% 2478μg	149% 597μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	143% 128mg	7.58% 6.8mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	NA	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cooked Malabar Spinach	California Red Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	270% 2696mg	29.5% 295mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	268% 2.4mg	185% 1.67mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	402% 32mg	177% 14mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	248% 1043mg	57.7% 242mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	241% 5.54mg	66% 1.5mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	112% 783mg	87.7% 614mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	164% 5565mg	66.4% 2258mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	35.6% 19.6μg	8.8% 4.85μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	79.7% 1196mg	1.1% 16.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	59.3% 6.52mg	35% 3.86mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	54.3% 2011g	0.48% 18g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cooked Malabar Spinach vs California Red Kidney Beans:

• Cooked Malabar Spinach has more Vitamin A, 2.9 times more Vitamin B1, 8.5 times more Vitamin B2, 5.5 times more Vitamin B3, 2.5 times more Vitamin B5, 3.1 times more Vitamin B6, 4.2 times more Vitamin B9 and 18.8 times more Vitamin C than Raw California Red Kidney Beans.
• Both Cooked Malabar Spinach as well as Raw California Red Kidney Beans have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cooked Malabar Spinach vs California Red Kidney Beans:

• Cooked Malabar Spinach has 9.1 times more Calcium, 1.4 times more Copper, 2.3 times more Iron, 4.3 times more Magnesium, 3.7 times more Manganese, 1.3 times more Phosphorus, 2.5 times more Potassium, 4 times more Selenium, 71.7 times more Sodium, 1.7 times more Zinc and 113 times more Water than Raw California Red Kidney Beans.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cooked Malabar Spinach has 44.8 times more Fat, 1.2 times more Fiber and 1.8 times more Protein than Raw California Red Kidney Beans.
• While Raw California Red Kidney Beans contain 1.5 times more Carbohydrate than Cooked Malabar Spinach.
• Both Cooked Malabar Spinach and Raw California Red Kidney Beans have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Cooked Malabar Spinach as well as Raw California Red Kidney Beans have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.