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Chayote vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chayote and beans different?

  • Chayote has more folate and vitamin C; however, beans are richer in fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, selenium, zinc, and potassium.
  • Chayote covers your daily need for folate, 17% more than beans.
  • Chayote has 2 times more vitamin C than beans. Chayote has 7.7mg of vitamin C, while beans have 3.1mg.

Chayote, fruit, raw and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 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 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more IronIron +17.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +136.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +477.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2150%

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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +412.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +287.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +234.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.43mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Beans DV% diff.
Folate 93µg 24µg 17%
Fiber 1.7g 5.5g 15%
Phosphorus 18mg 104mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.15mg 10%
Copper 0.123mg 0.206mg 9%
Manganese 0.189mg 8%
Protein 0.82g 4.8g 8%
Selenium 0.2µg 4.5µg 8%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.4mg 6%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 3.1mg 5%
Carbs 4.51g 20.49g 5%
Magnesium 12mg 32mg 5%
Potassium 125mg 296mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 5%
Choline 9.2mg 30.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.13mg 4%
Calories 19kcal 105kcal 4%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0.8µg 3%
Calcium 17mg 50mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.06mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.172g 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.43mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +485.4%
Contains more FatsFats +207.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +354.3%
Contains more OtherOther +470%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.8%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.