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

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How are cashew and green bean raw different?

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than green bean raw.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 236% higher.
  • Cashew contains 156 times more saturated fat than green bean raw. While cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, green bean raw contains only 0.05g.

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Beans, snap, green, raw are the varieties used 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.
Cashew
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1068%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.8%
Contains more IronIron +548.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +3081.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2308.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1460.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +666.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3216.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Calcium ~37mg

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.
Cashew
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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
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 Vitamin EVitamin E +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +415.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +195.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +32%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Green bean raw DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.069mg 236%
Phosphorus 593mg 38mg 79%
Iron 6.68mg 1.03mg 71%
Fats 43.85g 0.22g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 25mg 64%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.216mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.01g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.113g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.24mg 50%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.05g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.6µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.83g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.082mg 28%
Calories 553kcal 31kcal 26%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.141mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.225mg 13%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 12.2mg 13%
Potassium 660mg 211mg 13%
Starch 23.49g 0.88g 9%
Carbs 30.19g 6.97g 8%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 43µg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 35µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.104mg 4%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.734mg 2%
Fiber 3.3g 2.7g 2%
Fructose 0.05g 1.39g 2%
Folate 25µg 33µg 2%
Net carbs 26.89g 4.27g N/A
Calcium 37mg 37mg 0%
Sugar 5.91g 3.26g N/A
Sodium 12mg 6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.079mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.112mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.088mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.09mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
4
18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 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 ProteinProtein +895.6%
Contains more FatsFats +19831.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.1%
Contains more OtherOther +284.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1636.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
2
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +237870%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6842.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
2
80% 20%
Starch: 23.49 g
Sucrose: 5.81 g
Glucose: 0.05 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
21% 9% 36% 34%
Starch: 0.88 g
Sucrose: 0.36 g
Glucose: 1.51 g
Fructose: 1.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +2569.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1513.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2920%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2680%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.

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