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Green beans vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between green beans and apple pie?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, and fiber, yet apple pie is richer in iron and vitamin B1.
  • Apple pie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 19% higher.
  • Green beans have 8 times more folate than apple pie. Green beans have 33µg of folate, while apple pie has 4µg.
  • Green beans contain less saturated fat.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index than apple pie.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour 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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +86.2%

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.
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25%
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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +203.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +725%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~29µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Apple pie DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Saturated fat 0.064g 3.797g 17%
Fats 0.28g 11g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 2.198g 14%
Sodium 1mg 266mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 4.388g 11%
Calories 35kcal 237kcal 10%
Carbs 7.88g 34g 9%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 3.2mg 7%
Iron 0.65mg 1.21mg 7%
Folate 33µg 4µg 7%
Fiber 3.2g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.134mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.158mg 5%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.182mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 7mg 3%
Calcium 44mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 1.123mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Potassium 146mg 65mg 2%
Copper 0.057mg 0.046mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.16mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.119mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.038mg 1%
Protein 1.89g 1.9g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 32.4g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Vitamin A 32µg 29µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +70.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3828.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +331.5%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39790.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1415.9%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.