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Beans vs. French beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and french beans

  • Beans have more copper, zinc, and selenium; however, french beans has more fiber, folate, iron, and magnesium.
  • French beans's daily need coverage for fiber is 16% more.
  • Beans have 4 times more selenium than french beans. Beans have 4.5µg of selenium, while french beans has 1.2µg.
  • Beans have a higher glycemic index than french beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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
Beans
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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 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more IronIron +272.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~102mg

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
Beans
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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 4% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +158.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans French beans DV% diff.
Manganese 0.382mg 17%
Fiber 5.5g 9.4g 16%
Folate 24µg 75µg 13%
Iron 0.29mg 1.08mg 10%
Copper 0.206mg 0.115mg 10%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.64mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 1.2µg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 56mg 6%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 7.05g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.222mg 4%
Potassium 296mg 370mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.105mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 1.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.453g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.546mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 129kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.76g 1%
Calcium 50mg 63mg 1%
Carbs 20.49g 24.02g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 14.62g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Phosphorus 104mg 102mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.062mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.052g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.297mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.484mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.381mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
Beans
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.9%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.2%
~equal in Water ~66.57g
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.4%

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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. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/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.