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Green beans vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between green beans and whey?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin K, fiber, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, folate, iron, and copper, yet whey is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
  • Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 40% more.
  • The glycemic index of green beans is lower.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more IronIron +983.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1325%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
~equal in Calcium ~47mg

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +729.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +417.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0µg 40%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.001mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0.1mg 11%
Folate 33µg 1µg 8%
Iron 0.65mg 0.06mg 7%
Copper 0.057mg 0.004mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.383mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.158mg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.036mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.031mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 46mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 54mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 0.85g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 7.88g 5.14g 1%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.23g 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.13mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.011g 1%
Calories 35kcal 27kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 5.14g N/A
Calcium 44mg 47mg 0%
Potassium 146mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 5.14g N/A
Choline 16.9mg 16mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.7%
Contains more FatsFats +28.6%
~equal in Water ~93.12g

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1218.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +809.1%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.