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Beans vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and chayote different?

  • Beans have more fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, selenium, zinc, and potassium; however, chayote is richer in folate and vitamin C.
  • Chayote covers your daily need for folate, 17% more than beans.
  • Beans have 23 times more selenium than chayote. Beans have 4.5µg of selenium, while chayote has 0.2µg.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Chayote, fruit, raw types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beans
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +136.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +477.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +17.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beans
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +234.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +412.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +287.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.47mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Chayote DV% diff.
Folate 24µg 93µg 17%
Fiber 5.5g 1.7g 15%
Phosphorus 104mg 18mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.025mg 10%
Copper 0.206mg 0.123mg 9%
Manganese 0.189mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 0.82g 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.2µg 8%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.74mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 7.7mg 5%
Carbs 20.49g 4.51g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 12mg 5%
Potassium 296mg 125mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 5%
Choline 30.8mg 9.2mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.076mg 4%
Calories 105kcal 19kcal 4%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 4.1µg 3%
Calcium 50mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.029mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.057g 1%
Iron 0.29mg 0.34mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 2.81g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 1.66g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.47mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
4
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +485.4%
Contains more FatsFats +207.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +354.3%
Contains more OtherOther +470%
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
2
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.