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Green beans vs. Taffy (candy) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between green beans and taffy (candy)

  • Taffy (candy) has less vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Green beans cover your daily vitamin K needs 40% more than taffy (candy).
  • Green beans have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of taffy (candy) is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 0% 2.4% 0.26% 0.38% 0% 5.7% 0.43% 6.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4766.7%
Contains more IronIron +6400%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +19%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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% 9% 1.8% 0% 7% 2.8% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 1.3% 0.75% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +708.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Taffy (candy) DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.3µg 40%
Carbs 7.88g 91.56g 28%
Calories 35kcal 397kcal 18%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.285mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.064g 2.049g 9%
Iron 0.65mg 0.01mg 8%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.012mg 7%
Copper 0.057mg 0mg 6%
Fats 0.28g 3.33g 5%
Potassium 146mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.028mg 4%
Calcium 44mg 8mg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.002mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.89g 0.03g 4%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.09mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.838g 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin A 32µg 27µg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 91.56g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 68.48g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.21mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.121g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g N/A

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
3% 92% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 91.56 g
Water: 4.85 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6200%
Contains more WaterWater +1739.6%
Contains more OtherOther +217.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1089.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1061.9%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.838 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7518.2%

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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. Taffy (candy) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169670/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.