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Green beans vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between green beans and bananas

  • Green beans have more vitamin K and vitamin A, while bananas have more vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Green beans cover your daily need for vitamin K, 40% more than bananas.
  • Green beans contain 10 times more vitamin A than bananas. While green beans contain 633IU of vitamin A, bananas contain only 64IU.
  • The amount of sugar in green beans is lower.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of bananas is 48.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Bananas, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +780%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.27mg

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%
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +138.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9480%
Contains more FolateFolate +65%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +351.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +555.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.665mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.5µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.367mg 24%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 146mg 358mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.334mg 5%
Carbs 7.88g 22.84g 5%
Iron 0.65mg 0.26mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.031mg 4%
Calcium 44mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 3µg 3%
Folate 33µg 20µg 3%
Calories 35kcal 89kcal 3%
Copper 0.057mg 0.078mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 1.09g 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Fiber 3.2g 2.6g 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.1mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.073mg 2%
Choline 16.9mg 9.8mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 8.7mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 22mg 1%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.27mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.665mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.077mg 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
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.4%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +17.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +189.8%
Contains more OtherOther +13.7%

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
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190.9%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.