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Green beans vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between green beans and oatmeal?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin K and vitamin C, yet oatmeal is richer in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Oatmeal's daily need coverage for iron is 66% higher.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index than oatmeal.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) types in this comparison.

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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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.8%
Contains more IronIron +816.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +148%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +557.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11875%
Contains more CholineCholine +259.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +306.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +392.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +328.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +417.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Oatmeal DV% diff.
Iron 0.65mg 5.96mg 66%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.4µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.29mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.26mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 3.025mg 15%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.558mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin A 32µg 130µg 11%
Selenium 0.2µg 5µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.215mg 9%
Phosphorus 29mg 77mg 7%
Fiber 3.2g 1.7g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.317mg 5%
Calcium 44mg 80mg 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.62mg 3%
Folate 33µg 44µg 3%
Potassium 146mg 61mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.07mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.426g 2%
Choline 16.9mg 4.7mg 2%
Calories 35kcal 68kcal 2%
Fats 0.28g 1.36g 2%
Sodium 1mg 49mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 26mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.226g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.391g 1%
Protein 1.89g 2.37g 1%
Carbs 7.88g 11.67g 1%
Copper 0.057mg 0.066mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 9.97g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 0.46g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.003g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.057mg 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% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more OtherOther +28.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.4%
Contains more FatsFats +385.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.1%
~equal in Water ~84.03g

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
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3454.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +193.8%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.