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Carrot vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and green beans?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium, yet green beans are higher in vitamin K and manganese.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 321% more.
  • Carrots have 2 times more vitamin B6 than green beans. While carrots have 0.138mg of vitamin B6, green beans have only 0.056mg.
  • The glycemic index of green beans is lower.

We used Carrots, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Carrot
Carrot
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
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 PotassiumPotassium +119.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Zinc ~0.25mg

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.
Carrot
Carrot
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
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 +2509.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +262.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +92%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 32µg 89%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 47.9µg 29%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.285mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.056mg 6%
Potassium 320mg 146mg 5%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 9.7mg 4%
Folate 19µg 33µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.074mg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.097mg 3%
Sodium 69mg 1mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 3.2g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.614mg 2%
Protein 0.93g 1.89g 2%
Choline 8.8mg 16.9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.46mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.074mg 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 29mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 44mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Carbs 9.58g 7.88g 1%
Copper 0.045mg 0.057mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 18mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0.24g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 3.63g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.25mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.145g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 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 CarbsCarbs +21.6%
Contains more OtherOther +31.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.2%
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.9%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.