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Green beans vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and butter different?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin C, iron, and folate, while butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than green beans.
  • Green beans are lower in saturated fat.
  • Green beans have a higher glycemic index (20) than butter (0).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Butter, without salt 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +508.3%
Contains more IronIron +3150%
Contains more CopperCopper +256.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7025%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1361.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +584.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2037.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.064g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.28g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 32µg 684µg 72%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 23.43g 59%
Calories 35kcal 717kcal 34%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 7µg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 3.01g 19%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.004mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 2.32mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Folate 33µg 3µg 8%
Iron 0.65mg 0.02mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.005mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.034mg 5%
Copper 0.057mg 0.016mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.042mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.003mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 24mg 4%
Carbs 7.88g 0.06g 3%
Protein 1.89g 0.85g 2%
Calcium 44mg 24mg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.09mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.11mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Choline 16.9mg 18.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13033.3%
Contains more WaterWater +397.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1725%
Contains more FatsFats +28867.9%

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +212900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1975.9%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.