Green beans vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and pecan pie different?

Green beans are richer in vitamin C, while pecan pie is higher in selenium, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
Pecan pie covers your daily need for cholesterol, 29% more than green beans.
Green beans contain 49 times more vitamin C than pecan pie. Green beans contain 9.7mg of vitamin C, while pecan pie contains 0.2mg.
Green beans are lower in saturated fat.
Pecan pie has a higher glycemic index (59) than green beans (20).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe types were 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.

Green beans

Pecan pie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more IronIron	+127.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+270.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+308%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+224.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+149.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+5900%

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

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.

Green beans

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4750%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+154.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+547.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.06mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	47.9µg		40%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	5.71g	37%
Fats	0.28g	22.2g	34%
Cholesterol	0mg	87mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	0.011g	11.181g	28%
Selenium	0.2µg	12µg	21%
Manganese	0.285mg	0.712mg	19%
Calories	35kcal	412kcal	19%
Saturated fat	0.064g	3.989g	18%
Copper	0.057mg	0.211mg	17%
Carbs	7.88g	52.2g	15%
Fiber	3.2g		13%
Sodium	1mg	262mg	11%
Vitamin C	9.7mg	0.2mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.188mg	10%
Iron	0.65mg	1.48mg	10%
Phosphorus	29mg	94mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.074mg	0.479mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Zinc	0.25mg	1.02mg	7%
Protein	1.89g	4.9g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.18mg	6%
Vitamin A	32µg	82µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.46mg		3%
Choline	16.9mg		3%
Folate	33µg	26µg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.614mg	0.847mg	1%
Calcium	44mg	32mg	1%
Net carbs	4.68g	52.2g	N/A
Potassium	146mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	3.63g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.06mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.082mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.069mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.116mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.091mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.069mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.093mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.035mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.008g	N/A