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Green beans vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between green beans and gratin?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin A, yet gratin is richer in phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Gratin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 23% higher.
  • Green beans have 2 times more vitamin A than gratin. Green beans have 633IU of vitamin A, while gratin has 264IU.
  • Green beans contain less saturated fat.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +176%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +289.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1250%
~equal in Iron ~0.64mg

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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +423%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +210.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~9.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Gratin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Saturated fat 0.064g 4.733g 21%
Sodium 1mg 433mg 19%
Phosphorus 29mg 113mg 12%
Fats 0.28g 7.59g 11%
Copper 0.057mg 0.16mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.174mg 9%
Calcium 44mg 119mg 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Potassium 146mg 396mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.387mg 6%
Fiber 3.2g 1.8g 6%
Folate 33µg 11µg 6%
Protein 1.89g 5.06g 6%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.161mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 2.149g 5%
Calories 35kcal 132kcal 5%
Selenium 0.2µg 2.7µg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 64µg 4%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.993mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.064mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.116mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.276g 1%
Carbs 7.88g 11.27g 1%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 9.9mg 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 9.47g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 20mg 0%
Iron 0.65mg 0.64mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.151mg 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
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2610.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43%
Contains more OtherOther +184.9%

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 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19436.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.3%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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