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Crouton vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crouton and green beans

  • Crouton has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper; however, green beans are higher in vitamin A.
  • Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 68% more than green beans.
  • Green beans contain 698 times less sodium than crouton. Crouton contains 698mg of sodium, while green beans contain 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of crouton is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Croutons, plain 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +72.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +527.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +186%
Contains more ZincZinc +256%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +741.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +785.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +479.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +115.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Green beans DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.2µg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.074mg 46%
Iron 4.08mg 0.65mg 43%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.614mg 30%
Sodium 698mg 1mg 30%
Folate 132µg 33µg 25%
Carbs 73.5g 7.88g 22%
Protein 11.9g 1.89g 20%
Calories 407kcal 35kcal 19%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.097mg 13%
Copper 0.163mg 0.057mg 12%
Phosphorus 115mg 29mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Fats 6.6g 0.28g 10%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.285mg 9%
Fiber 5.1g 3.2g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.145g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.011g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.074mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.064g 7%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.25mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Calcium 76mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Magnesium 31mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.056mg 2%
Potassium 124mg 146mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 +529.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2257.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +832.7%
Contains more OtherOther +242.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1522.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 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 +27709.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +777.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.