Fava beans vs Edamame: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Fava beans has 341 kcal and Edamame has 121 kcal, so Edamame has 65% fewer calories.

Fava beans has more protein (26.1 g vs 11.9 g). Fava beans has more fiber (25 g vs 5.2 g). Edamame has more fat (5.2 g vs 1.53 g). Relative to calories, Edamame is the better protein source (9.84 g vs 7.66 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Fava beans - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Fava beans - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Fava Beans
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Edamame
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standard serving size (75g)cup (150g)half cup (75g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Fava Beans vs Edamame 100g Compare


per 100g Fava beans Edamame
Calories 341 121
Carbohydrates 58.59 g 8.91 g
Fat 1.53 g 5.2 g
Dietary fiber 25 g 5.2 g
Protein 26.12 g 11.91 g
Calcium 103 mg 63 mg
Iron 6.7 mg 2.27 mg
Magnessium 192 mg 64 mg
Potassium 1062 mg 436 mg
Sodium 13 mg 6 mg
Vitaminium A 53 IU 298 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.555 mg 0.2 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.333 mg 0.155 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 2.832 mg 0.915 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.366 mg 0.1 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 423 µg 0.311 µg
Vitaminium C 1.4 mg 6.1 mg
Vitaminium K 9 µg 0.027 µg

More Calories in Fava beans

At first glance, you can see that in fava beans is much more calories than in edamame.

Fava beans has 341 kcal per 100g and edamame 121 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 182%.

In fava beans and in edamame most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare fava beans with edamame in details.

Fava beans 100g

341kcal

Calories source

  • 66% CARBS.
  • 30% PROTEIN
  • 4% FAT

Edamame 100g

121kcal

Calories source

  • 27% CARBS
  • 37% PROTEIN
  • 36% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.