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Chickpeas vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chickpeas and green beans

  • Chickpeas have more folate, copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, fiber, and zinc; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Green beans cover your daily vitamin K needs 37% more than chickpeas.
  • Green beans have 6 times less copper than chickpeas. Chickpeas have 0.352mg of copper, while green beans have 0.057mg.
  • Chickpeas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chickpeas is 36, while the glycemic index of green beans is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 34% 15% 26% 108% 117% 42% 72% 0.91% 134% 20%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.3%
Contains more IronIron +344.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +517.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +512%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +479.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +261.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1750%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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 4.3% 0.33% 7% 0% 29% 15% 9.9% 17% 32% 0% 10% 129% 23%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +286.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +148.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +421.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1097.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpeas Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 4µg 47.9µg 37%
Folate 172µg 33µg 35%
Copper 0.352mg 0.057mg 33%
Manganese 1.03mg 0.285mg 32%
Iron 2.89mg 0.65mg 28%
Phosphorus 168mg 29mg 20%
Fiber 7.6g 3.2g 18%
Protein 8.86g 1.89g 14%
Zinc 1.53mg 0.25mg 12%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 9.7mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.156g 0.145g 7%
Carbs 27.42g 7.88g 7%
Magnesium 48mg 18mg 7%
Calories 164kcal 35kcal 6%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.056mg 6%
Selenium 3.7µg 0.2µg 6%
Choline 42.8mg 16.9mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.286mg 0.074mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.116mg 0.074mg 4%
Potassium 291mg 146mg 4%
Fats 2.59g 0.28g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.097mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.46mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.269g 0.064g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.583g 0.011g 1%
Calcium 49mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.526mg 0.614mg 1%
Net carbs 19.82g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 3.63g N/A
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.329mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.38mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.631mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.593mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.475mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.372mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.244mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 27% 60%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 27.42 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 0.92 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 ProteinProtein +368.8%
Contains more FatsFats +825%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +248%
Contains more OtherOther +26%
Contains more WaterWater +48.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.156 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 +5200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +697.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.2%

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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. Chickpeas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173757/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.