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Green bean raw vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between green bean raw and lentil

  • Green bean raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, and zinc.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 37% more.
  • Green bean raw contains 86 times more vitamin A than lentil. Green bean raw contains 690IU of vitamin A, while lentil contains 8IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, snap, green, raw and Lentils, 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.
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%
Lentil
Lentil
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.9%
Contains more IronIron +223.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +429.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +373.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +128.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%

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 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 41% 12% 8.2% 0% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25% 8.3%
Lentil
Lentil
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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +713.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +272.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2429.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +183.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +448.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +113.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green bean raw Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 33µg 181µg 37%
Vitamin K 43µg 1.7µg 34%
Iron 1.03mg 3.33mg 29%
Fiber 2.7g 7.9g 21%
Phosphorus 38mg 180mg 20%
Copper 0.069mg 0.251mg 20%
Protein 1.83g 9.02g 14%
Vitamin C 12.2mg 1.5mg 12%
Manganese 0.216mg 0.494mg 12%
Zinc 0.24mg 1.27mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.638mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.169mg 7%
Potassium 211mg 369mg 5%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin A 35µg 0µg 4%
Calories 31kcal 116kcal 4%
Carbs 6.97g 20.13g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.178mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 32.7mg 3%
Fructose 1.39g 2%
Vitamin E 0.41mg 0.11mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.073mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 1.06mg 2%
Fats 0.22g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 4.27g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3.26g 1.8g N/A
Starch 0.88g 0%
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.113g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.079mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.088mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.09mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
Lentil
4
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +392.9%
Contains more FatsFats +72.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.8%
Contains more OtherOther +25.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Lentil
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.053g

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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.