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Green beans vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between green beans and lemons

  • Green beans have more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B2, and folate, while lemons have more vitamin C.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 48% more than green beans.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Potassium ~138mg
~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%
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +385%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +514%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +231.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +446.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.7mg 53mg 48%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0µg 40%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.03mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.02mg 6%
Folate 33µg 11µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.08mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 1.1g 2%
Fiber 3.2g 2.8g 2%
Copper 0.057mg 0.037mg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.06mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 16mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 26mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.15mg 2%
Choline 16.9mg 5.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.19mg 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.6mg 1%
Calories 35kcal 29kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 7.88g 9.32g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 6.52g N/A
Potassium 146mg 138mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 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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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.8%
Contains more OtherOther +143.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~88.98g

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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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.011g

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

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

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