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Green beans vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between green beans and jícama raw?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, and vitamin B2, yet jícama raw is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 40% higher.
  • Green beans have 30 times more vitamin A than jícama raw. Green beans have 633IU of vitamin A, while jícama raw has 21IU.
  • Jícama raw contains less sugar.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Yambean (jicama), raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.46mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Jícama raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.3µg 40%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 20.2mg 12%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.06mg 10%
Fiber 3.2g 4.9g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.02mg 5%
Folate 33µg 12µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.029mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 1µg 3%
Calcium 44mg 12mg 3%
Phosphorus 29mg 18mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 0.72g 2%
Copper 0.057mg 0.048mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.16mg 1%
Iron 0.65mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.135mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Choline 16.9mg 13.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.043g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.042mg 1%
Calories 35kcal 38kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 7.88g 8.82g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 3.92g N/A
Potassium 146mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.46mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.019mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.5%
Contains more FatsFats +211.1%
Contains more OtherOther +143.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.9%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +237.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.2%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.