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

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How are green bean raw and spinach raw different?

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, and copper than green bean raw.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 367% higher.
  • Green bean raw has a lower glycemic index (20) than spinach raw (32).

Beans, snap, green, raw and Spinach, raw are the varieties 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.
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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +167.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.5%
Contains more IronIron +163.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +315.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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%
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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +130.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1240%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1023%
Contains more FolateFolate +487.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.724mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green bean raw Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 43µg 482.9µg 367%
Vitamin A 35µg 469µg 48%
Folate 33µg 194µg 40%
Manganese 0.216mg 0.897mg 30%
Iron 1.03mg 2.71mg 21%
Vitamin C 12.2mg 28.1mg 18%
Magnesium 25mg 79mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.41mg 2.03mg 11%
Potassium 211mg 558mg 10%
Copper 0.069mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.189mg 7%
Calcium 37mg 99mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.195mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.065mg 3%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.53mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 79mg 3%
Protein 1.83g 2.86g 2%
Fructose 1.39g 0.15g 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 49mg 2%
Fiber 2.7g 2.2g 2%
Carbs 6.97g 3.63g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 19.3mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.22g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 4.27g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 3.26g 0.42g N/A
Starch 0.88g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.724mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.113g 0.165g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.079mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.088mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.09mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.064mg 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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.3%
Contains more FatsFats +77.3%
Contains more OtherOther +160.6%
~equal in Water ~91.4g

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
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.01g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 9% 36% 34%
Starch: 0.88 g
Sucrose: 0.36 g
Glucose: 1.51 g
Fructose: 1.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +414.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1272.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +826.7%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.