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Green bean raw vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between green bean raw and jicama (yam bean)?

  • Jicama (yam bean) has less vitamin A, vitamin B6, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B1 than green bean raw.
  • Green bean raw's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 13% higher.
  • Green bean raw has 5 times more vitamin B1 than jicama (yam bean). Green bean raw has 0.082mg of vitamin B1, while jicama (yam bean) has 0.017mg.

We used Beans, snap, green, raw and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 11% 19% 39% 23% 6.5% 16% 0.78% 28% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 0.52% 7.4% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +80.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +278.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 41% 0% 12% 8.2% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 47% 0% 0.33% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +286.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +252.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green bean raw Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Vitamin K 43µg 36%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.04mg 8%
Manganese 0.216mg 0.057mg 7%
Iron 1.03mg 0.57mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.028mg 6%
Folate 33µg 8µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.017mg 5%
Vitamin A 35µg 1µg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 11mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 11mg 3%
Copper 0.069mg 0.046mg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.19mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Protein 1.83g 0.72g 2%
Vitamin C 12.2mg 14.1mg 2%
Potassium 211mg 135mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.121mg 2%
Fructose 1.39g 2%
Carbs 6.97g 8.82g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.113g 1%
Calories 31kcal 38kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.9g 1.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 169kcal 528kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 323g 263g N/A
Fats 0.22g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 4.27g 8.82g N/A
Sugar 3.26g N/A
Starch 0.88g 0%
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.079mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.088mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.09mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 6.97 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.66 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.2%
Contains more FatsFats +144.4%
Contains more OtherOther +120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.5%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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. Green bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169961/nutrients
  2. Jicama (yam bean) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170074/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.