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Green beans vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between green beans and margarine

  • Green beans have more fiber, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, and vitamin B1; however, margarine is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
  • Margarine covers your daily saturated fat needs 76% more than green beans.
  • Green beans contain less saturated fat.
  • Green beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of margarine is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.

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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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +711.1%
Contains more IronIron +983.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +162.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2569.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +522.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +3200%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2459.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1856.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +94.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 24.302g 161%
Fats 0.28g 80.71g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 38.877g 97%
Vitamin A 32µg 819µg 87%
Saturated fat 0.064g 15.189g 69%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 9mg 57%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 93µg 38%
Calories 35kcal 717kcal 34%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.285mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0.2mg 11%
Folate 33µg 1µg 8%
Iron 0.65mg 0.06mg 7%
Copper 0.057mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.009mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.023mg 4%
Calcium 44mg 3mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 18mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 5mg 3%
Protein 1.89g 0.16g 3%
Carbs 7.88g 0.7g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 1%
Choline 16.9mg 12.4mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 0.7g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 14.89g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g 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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1081.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1025.7%
Contains more WaterWater +440.1%
Contains more FatsFats +28725%
Contains more OtherOther +161.6%

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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +353327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16660%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.