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Green beans vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between green beans and pita?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet pita is richer in vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% higher.
  • Green beans contain less sodium.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index than pita.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Bread, pita, white, unenriched 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.5%
Contains more IronIron +115.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +236%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.8%

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%
Pita
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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% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +248.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +436.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Sodium 1mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.267mg 16%
Carbs 7.88g 55.7g 16%
Protein 1.89g 9.1g 14%
Copper 0.057mg 0.168mg 12%
Calories 35kcal 275kcal 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 2.142mg 10%
Phosphorus 29mg 97mg 10%
Iron 0.65mg 1.4mg 9%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.481mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.397mg 6%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.84mg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 44mg 86mg 4%
Fiber 3.2g 2.2g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.535g 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.034mg 2%
Folate 33µg 24µg 2%
Potassium 146mg 120mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 1.2g 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.097mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.195mg 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
Pita
Pita
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +177.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +381.5%
Contains more FatsFats +328.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +606.9%
Contains more OtherOther +160.3%

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
Pita
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +854.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +269%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.