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Green beans vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and watermelon different?

  • Green beans have more vitamin K, fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, and iron than watermelon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 40% higher.
  • Green beans contain 11 times more folate than watermelon. While green beans contain 33µg of folate, watermelon contains only 3µg.
  • Green beans have less sugar.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than watermelon (76).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Watermelon, raw 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +528.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.4%
Contains more IronIron +170.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +820%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +124.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +361.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +244.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47800%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +312.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +198.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.1µg 40%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.038mg 11%
Fiber 3.2g 0.4g 11%
Folate 33µg 3µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.021mg 6%
Iron 0.65mg 0.24mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Calcium 44mg 7mg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.221mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.178mg 3%
Protein 1.89g 0.61g 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.033mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 4.1mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Copper 0.057mg 0.042mg 2%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 8.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.05g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.045mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.1mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 112mg 1%
Calories 35kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 7.15g N/A
Carbs 7.88g 7.55g 0%
Sugar 3.63g 6.2g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 32µg 28µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +209.8%
Contains more FatsFats +86.7%
Contains more OtherOther +204.2%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~equal in Water ~91.45g

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +190%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +236.4%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.