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Green beans vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and ground beef different?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin K, while ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 104% more than green beans.
  • Green beans contain 17 times more vitamin K than ground beef. Green beans contain 47.9µg of vitamin K, while ground beef contains 2.9µg.
  • Green beans are lower in saturated fat.
  • Green beans have a higher glycemic index (20) than ground beef (0).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.1%
Contains more IronIron +249.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2236%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +472.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9450%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1551.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +555.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +591.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +333.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.49µg 104%
Zinc 0.25mg 5.84mg 51%
Protein 1.89g 23.87g 44%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 2.9µg 38%
Selenium 0.2µg 19.1µg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Saturated fat 0.064g 6.073g 27%
Fats 0.28g 15.37g 23%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 4.026mg 21%
Phosphorus 29mg 166mg 20%
Iron 0.65mg 2.27mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.311mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 7.322g 18%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.009mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Calories 35kcal 241kcal 10%
Choline 16.9mg 73.2mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.512mg 9%
Folate 33µg 7µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.171mg 6%
Sodium 1mg 73mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 3µg 3%
Potassium 146mg 241mg 3%
Carbs 7.88g 0g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.408g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.12mg 2%
Copper 0.057mg 0.079mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 18mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +52.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1163%
Contains more FatsFats +5389.3%
Contains more OtherOther +227.4%

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66463.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181.4%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.