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Green beans vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between green beans and meatball

  • Green beans have more vitamin K and vitamin A; however, meatball is higher in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and choline.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 72% more than green beans.
  • Green beans have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of green beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Meatballs, meatless.

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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% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains more IronIron +232.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1138.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +620%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1086.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~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 0% 0% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +276.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +307.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +575.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +423.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.938mg 72%
Copper 0.057mg 0.706mg 72%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Phosphorus 29mg 344mg 45%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0µg 40%
Protein 1.89g 21g 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 4.666g 30%
Sodium 1mg 550mg 24%
Iron 0.65mg 2.16mg 19%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.8mg 14%
Choline 16.9mg 88.4mg 13%
Fats 0.28g 9g 13%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 2.5mg 12%
Manganese 0.285mg 12%
Folate 33µg 78µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.2mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.5mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.213mg 9%
Calories 35kcal 197kcal 8%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 1.73mg 8%
Fiber 3.2g 4.6g 6%
Saturated fat 0.064g 1.425g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 2.188g 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 44mg 25mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.8µg 1%
Potassium 146mg 180mg 1%
Carbs 7.88g 8g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 3.4g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 1.25g 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%

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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +53.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1011.1%
Contains more FatsFats +3114.3%
Contains more OtherOther +447.9%
~equal in Carbs ~8g

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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19790.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3117.9%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.