Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Green beans vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between green beans and napa cabbage

  • The amount of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2 in green beans is higher than in napa cabbage.
  • Green beans contain 15 times more vitamin B1 than napa cabbage. While green beans contain 0.074mg of vitamin B1, napa cabbage contains only 0.005mg.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of napa cabbage is 32.

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

Infographic

Green beans vs Napa cabbage infographic
Infographic link

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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.4%
Contains more IronIron +13.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +203.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +146.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +288%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 3.2mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.005mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.025mg 6%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.203mg 4%
Copper 0.057mg 0.096mg 4%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Folate 33µg 43µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Carbs 7.88g 2.23g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 29mg 2%
Potassium 146mg 87mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 1.1g 2%
Vitamin A 32µg 13µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.466mg 1%
Calories 35kcal 12kcal 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 19mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.14mg 1%
Iron 0.65mg 0.74mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.8%
Contains more FatsFats +64.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.4%
Contains more OtherOther +329.4%
~equal in Water ~96.33g

People also compare

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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.