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Green beans vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and marinara sauce different?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, and fiber; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 28% higher.
  • Green beans contain 5 times more vitamin C than marinara sauce. While green beans contain 9.7mg of vitamin C, marinara sauce contains only 2mg.
  • Green beans have less sugar.

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium are the varieties 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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.5%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +385%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +244.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +421.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~33µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 13.9µg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 3.917mg 21%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 2.4mg 13%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 2mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.173mg 9%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.137mg 6%
Fiber 3.2g 1.8g 6%
Folate 33µg 13µg 5%
Potassium 146mg 319mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.024mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.061mg 3%
Copper 0.057mg 0.081mg 3%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.1µg 2%
Calcium 44mg 27mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.508g 2%
Fats 0.28g 1.48g 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.78mg 2%
Choline 16.9mg 13.7mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.377g 1%
Calories 35kcal 51kcal 1%
Protein 1.89g 1.41g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 30mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 34mg 1%
Carbs 7.88g 8.06g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 6.26g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 5.5g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 32µg 33µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.17g 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34%
Contains more FatsFats +428.6%
Contains more OtherOther +127.4%
~equal in Carbs ~8.06g
~equal in Water ~87.39g

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250.3%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.