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Green beans vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and soft serve different?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin K, manganese, fiber, and vitamin C; however, soft serve is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 39% higher.
  • Green beans contain 57 times more manganese than soft serve. While green beans contain 0.285mg of manganese, soft serve contains only 0.005mg.
  • Green beans have less saturated fat.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than soft serve (79).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate are the varieties 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.
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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +209.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +546.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +406.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +583.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.9µg 39%
Saturated fat 0.064g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.28g 13g 20%
Vitamin A 32µg 162µg 14%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.005mg 12%
Phosphorus 29mg 116mg 12%
Fiber 3.2g 0.7g 10%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0.8mg 10%
Calcium 44mg 131mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 3.49g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.506mg 9%
Calories 35kcal 222kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.182mg 7%
Folate 33µg 9µg 6%
Iron 0.65mg 0.21mg 6%
Selenium 0.2µg 3µg 5%
Carbs 7.88g 22.2g 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Protein 1.89g 4.1g 4%
Sodium 1mg 61mg 3%
Copper 0.057mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.095mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.46g 2%
Choline 16.9mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.049mg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.52mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.048mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 177mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.61mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +49.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4542.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.7%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31627.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +217.2%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.