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Green beans vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and mustard different?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; however, mustard is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for mustard is 61% higher.
  • Green beans contain 34 times more vitamin K than mustard. While green beans contain 47.9µg of vitamin K, mustard contains only 1.4µg.
  • Green beans have less sodium.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than mustard (32).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Mustard, prepared, yellow 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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.2%
Contains more IronIron +147.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +156%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16650%
~equal in Potassium ~152mg

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3321.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +243.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.565mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Mustard DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 33.5µg 61%
Sodium 1mg 1104mg 48%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 1.4µg 39%
Iron 0.65mg 1.61mg 12%
Phosphorus 29mg 108mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0.3mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.177mg 9%
Magnesium 18mg 48mg 7%
Folate 33µg 7µg 7%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.422mg 6%
Fats 0.28g 3.34g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 2.182g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.774g 4%
Protein 1.89g 3.74g 4%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.64mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.254mg 4%
Fiber 3.2g 4g 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 5µg 3%
Copper 0.057mg 0.074mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.07mg 1%
Choline 16.9mg 22.4mg 1%
Calories 35kcal 60kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.36mg 1%
Carbs 7.88g 5.83g 1%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.214g 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 1.83g N/A
Potassium 146mg 152mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.565mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g 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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1092.9%
Contains more OtherOther +361.6%
~equal in Water ~83.72g

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
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19736.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +433.8%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.