Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of fava beans, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of fava beans. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Fava beans: nutritional value & information

Fava beans: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 71% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 21% comes from proteins
  • The 6% comes from fat

Fava beans: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 88
% DV
Total Fat 0.7g 1 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 25mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 18g 6 %
   Dietary Fiber 7.5g 30 %
   Sugar 9.2g
Proteins 7.9g 16 %
Vitamin A 7 % Vitamin C 6 %
Calcium 4 % Iron 9 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Fava beans: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate148.00 mcg
Niacin2.249 mg11 %
Pantothenic acid0.225 mg2 %
Riboflavin0.290 mg17 %
Thiamin0.133 mg9 %
Vitamin A333.00 IU7 %
    Vitamin A, RAE17.00 mcg
    Carotene, beta196.00 mcg
    Cryptoxanthin, beta9.00 mcg
    Lutein + zeaxanthin1811.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.104 mg5 %
Vitamin C3.7 mg6 %
Vitamin E1.16 mg4 %
    Tocopherol, alpha1.16 mg
Vitamin K40.9 mcg51 %

Fava beans: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins7.92 g16 %

Fava beans: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca37.00 mg4 %
Copper, Cu0.402 mg20 %
Iron, Fe1.55 mg9 %
Magnesium, Mg33.00 mg8 %
Manganese, Mn0.661 mg33 %
Phosphorus, P129.00 mg13 %
Potassium, K332.00 mg7 %
Selenium, Se0.8 mcg1 %
Sodium, Na25.00 mg1 %
Zinc, Zn1.00 mg7 %

Fava beans: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.73 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.118 g1 %
    Docosanoic acid0.005 g
    Dodecanoic acid0.001 g
    Eicosanoic acid0.010 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.002 g
    Hexadecanoic acid0.065 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.028 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.002 g
    Tetracosanoic acid0.003 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.002 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.104 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.003 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.004 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.097 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.342 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.312 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.030 g

Fava beans: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate17.63 g6 %
Fiber7.5 g30 %
Sugars9.21 g

Fava beans: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Beta-sitosterol18.00 mg
Campesterol3.00 mg
Phytosterols22.00 mg
Stigmasterol1.00 mg

Fava beans: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.12 g
Water72.60 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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