Green beans vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between green beans and pound cake

Green beans have more vitamin K, vitamin C, and fiber, while pound cake has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and iron.
Green beans cover your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than pound cake.
The amount of saturated fat in green beans is lower.
Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of pound cake is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+159.1%

Contains more IronIron	+127.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+382.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2400%

~equal in Calcium ~47mg

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2717.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+118.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+41.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+133.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+163%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+555.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+288.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	47.9µg	1.7µg	39%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	3.419g	22%
Saturated fat	0.064g	4.811g	22%
Fats	0.28g	13.96g	21%
Calories	35kcal	353kcal	16%
Sodium	1mg	377mg	16%
Phosphorus	29mg	140mg	16%
Threonine	0.082mg	153mg	15%
Carbs	7.88g	53.64g	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.249mg	12%
Vitamin C	9.7mg	0mg	11%
Iron	0.65mg	1.48mg	10%
Fiber	3.2g	0.6g	10%
Choline	16.9mg	65.6mg	9%
Selenium	0.2µg	5µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.173mg	8%
Manganese	0.285mg	0.11mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.011g	3.02g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.074mg	0.485mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B3	0.614mg	1.615mg	6%
Protein	1.89g	5g	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin A	32µg	70µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Magnesium	18mg	8mg	2%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.43mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.036mg	2%
Copper	0.057mg	0.042mg	2%
Folate	33µg	42µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.65mg	1%
Net carbs	4.68g	53.04g	N/A
Calcium	44mg	47mg	0%
Potassium	146mg	149mg	0%
Sugar	3.63g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.069mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.116mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.091mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.069mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.093mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.035mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A