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Chinese broccoli vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese broccoli and beans different?

  • Chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B2; however, beans are richer in copper, fiber, zinc, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Chinese broccoli covers your daily need for vitamin K, 70% more than beans.
  • Chinese broccoli has 15 times more vitamin A than beans. Chinese broccoli has 1638IU of vitamin A, while beans have 106IU.

Broccoli, chinese, cooked 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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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 CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +259%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +246.2%

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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 +809.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1540%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10500%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.43mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 0.8µg 70%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 3.1mg 28%
Folate 99µg 24µg 19%
Copper 0.061mg 0.206mg 16%
Fiber 2.5g 5.5g 12%
Manganese 0.264mg 11%
Vitamin A 82µg 5µg 9%
Phosphorus 41mg 104mg 9%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.4mg 9%
Protein 1.14g 4.8g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.06mg 7%
Selenium 1.3µg 4.5µg 6%
Carbs 3.81g 20.49g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.13mg 5%
Calcium 100mg 50mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.15mg 5%
Calories 22kcal 105kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 3%
Iron 0.56mg 0.29mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 32mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.15mg 2%
Choline 25.3mg 30.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.172g 1%
Potassium 261mg 296mg 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 1.31g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.43mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 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 FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +28.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +321.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +437.8%
Contains more OtherOther +116.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.103g

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.