Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Dairy
  4. Butter
  5. Compare
  6. Butter vs. Green beans

Butter vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are butter and green beans different?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin A and vitamin E, while green beans are higher in vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin C, iron, and folate.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than green beans.
  • Green beans have a higher glycemic index (20) than butter (0).

Butter, without salt and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used in this article.

Infographic

Butter vs Green beans infographic
Infographic link

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.
Butter
Butter
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
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%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +508.3%
Contains more IronIron +3150%
Contains more CopperCopper +256.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7025%

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.
Butter
Butter
5
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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2037.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1361.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +584.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Green beans DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.064g 229%
Fats 81.11g 0.28g 124%
Vitamin A 684µg 32µg 72%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.011g 59%
Calories 717kcal 35kcal 34%
Vitamin K 7µg 47.9µg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.145g 19%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.285mg 12%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.46mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Folate 3µg 33µg 8%
Iron 0.02mg 0.65mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.097mg 5%
Copper 0.016mg 0.057mg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.614mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.056mg 4%
Potassium 24mg 146mg 4%
Carbs 0.06g 7.88g 3%
Protein 0.85g 1.89g 2%
Calcium 24mg 44mg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.25mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.074mg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 3.63g N/A
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Choline 18.8mg 16.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.035mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more FatsFats +28867.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13033.3%
Contains more WaterWater +397.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1725%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +212900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1975.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

People also compare

Butter
Butter vs Parmigiano-Reggiano
Parmigiano-Reggiano
Butter
Butter vs Powdered milk
Powdered milk
Butter
Butter vs Milk
Milk
Green beans
Green beans vs Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw
Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw
Green beans
Green beans vs Navy bean raw
Navy bean raw
Green beans
Green beans vs Artichoke
Artichoke

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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.