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Green beans vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and gingerbread different?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin A and vitamin C; however, gingerbread is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, copper, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for gingerbread is 29% higher.
  • Green beans contain 97 times more vitamin C than gingerbread. While green beans contain 9.7mg of vitamin C, gingerbread contains only 0.1mg.
  • Green beans have less saturated fat.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than gingerbread (86).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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 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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200.7%
Contains more IronIron +343.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +56%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8050%

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Gingerbread DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Selenium 0.2µg 16.3µg 29%
Iron 0.65mg 2.88mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 4.216g 27%
Fats 0.28g 16.4g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 7.124g 18%
Saturated fat 0.064g 4.122g 18%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.683mg 17%
Calories 35kcal 356kcal 16%
Copper 0.057mg 0.195mg 15%
Carbs 7.88g 49.2g 14%
Sodium 1mg 327mg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Magnesium 18mg 70mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0.1mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.19mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.19mg 10%
Potassium 146mg 439mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 1.738mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.375mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.162mg 5%
Phosphorus 29mg 54mg 4%
Protein 1.89g 3.9g 4%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Calcium 44mg 71mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 14µg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.39mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Folate 33µg 33µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g 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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +218.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5757.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +524.4%
Contains more OtherOther +242.5%

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64663.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2807.6%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.