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Green beans vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between green beans and wheat gluten

  • Green beans have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, and folate; however, wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, and calcium.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 72% more than green beans.
  • The glycemic index of wheat gluten is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +222.7%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +219.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +796.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19750%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 1.89g 75.16g 147%
Selenium 0.2µg 39.7µg 72%
Iron 0.65mg 5.2mg 57%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0µg 40%
Phosphorus 29mg 260mg 33%
Calories 35kcal 370kcal 17%
Copper 0.057mg 0.182mg 14%
Manganese 0.285mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Calcium 44mg 142mg 10%
Fiber 3.2g 0.6g 10%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.85mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.81g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0mg 4%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.28g 1.85g 2%
Carbs 7.88g 13.79g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 29mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.272g 1%
Potassium 146mg 100mg 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.156g 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%

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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +988%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3876.7%
Contains more FatsFats +560.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75%
Contains more OtherOther +37%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1318.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +458.6%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.