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Green beans vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and baby food different?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin K, while baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 586% more than green beans.
  • Green beans contain 32 times more vitamin K than baby food. Green beans contain 47.9µg of vitamin K, while baby food contains 1.5µg.
  • Baby food has a higher glycemic index (56) than green beans (20).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types were 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 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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +455.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1565.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +199.3%
Contains more IronIron +7207.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +486%
Contains more ZincZinc +860%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1251.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12850%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +321.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3093.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3194.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2701%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5553.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1351.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +237.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.65mg 47.5mg 586%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 34.714mg 213%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 2.717mg 202%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 2.438mg 197%
Calcium 44mg 733mg 69%
Phosphorus 29mg 392mg 52%
Selenium 0.2µg 25.9µg 47%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 1.5µg 39%
Copper 0.057mg 0.334mg 31%
Carbs 7.88g 73.4g 22%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3.68mg 21%
Protein 1.89g 12.2g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 1.074mg 20%
Magnesium 18mg 100mg 20%
Zinc 0.25mg 2.4mg 20%
Calories 35kcal 379kcal 17%
Fiber 3.2g 7.5g 17%
Manganese 0.285mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 1.697g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.189mg 10%
Potassium 146mg 437mg 9%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 2.3mg 8%
Fats 0.28g 4.4g 6%
Vitamin A 32µg 1µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 1.206g 3%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.769g 3%
Folate 33µg 43µg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 23.2mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1231.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +545.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1471.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +831.5%
Contains more OtherOther +352.1%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10863.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1070.3%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.