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Egg white vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between egg whites and green beans?

  • Egg whites are higher in selenium and vitamin B2, yet green beans are higher in vitamin K, fiber, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, folate, and iron.
  • Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 40% more.
  • Egg whites have 166 times more sodium than green beans. While egg whites have 166mg of sodium, green beans have only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of egg whites is lower.

We used Egg, white, raw, fresh and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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 PotassiumPotassium +11.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9900%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +528.6%
Contains more IronIron +712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +147.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2490.9%

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% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +484.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1020%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +725%
Contains more CholineCholine +1436.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 47.9µg 40%
Selenium 20µg 0.2µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.097mg 26%
Protein 10.9g 1.89g 18%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.285mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Sodium 166mg 1mg 7%
Folate 4µg 33µg 7%
Iron 0.08mg 0.65mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Copper 0.023mg 0.057mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 7mg 44mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.056mg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.46mg 3%
Choline 1.1mg 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.614mg 3%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.25mg 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 29mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 0.73g 7.88g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.074mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.145g 1%
Calories 52kcal 35kcal 1%
Potassium 163mg 146mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 0.71g 3.63g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 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 +476.7%
Contains more FatsFats +64.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +979.5%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.