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Beetroot vs. Green bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beetroot and green bean raw

  • Beetroot has more folate; however, green bean raw is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
  • Green bean raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 36% more.
  • Beetroot contains 3 times more folate than green bean raw. Beetroot contains 109µg of folate, while green bean raw contains 33µg.
  • Green bean raw contains less sugar.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beetroot is 64, while the glycemic index of green bean raw is 20.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beets, raw and Beans, snap, green, raw.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 11% 19% 39% 23% 6.5% 16% 0.78% 28% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +131.3%
Contains more IronIron +28.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Copper ~0.069mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~38mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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 41% 12% 8.2% 0% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25% 8.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +230.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +149%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +925%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +21400%
Contains more CholineCholine +155%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Green bean raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.2µg 43µg 36%
Folate 109µg 33µg 19%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 12.2mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.141mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.104mg 5%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.216mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.082mg 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 35µg 4%
Sodium 78mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.734mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 211mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 1.03mg 3%
Choline 6mg 15.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.41mg 2%
Fructose 1.39g 2%
Calcium 16mg 37mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 31kcal 1%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.24mg 1%
Copper 0.075mg 0.069mg 1%
Carbs 9.56g 6.97g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.225mg 1%
Protein 1.61g 1.83g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 4.27g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 6.76g 3.26g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.7g 0%
Starch 0.88g 0%
Phosphorus 40mg 38mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.113g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.079mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.112mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.088mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.09mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 6.97 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.2%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.7%
Contains more FatsFats +29.4%
~equal in Water ~90.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +220%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.3%

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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Green bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169961/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.