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French beans vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between french beans and spaghetti

  • French beans has more fiber, folate, potassium, vitamin B1, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium; however, spaghetti has more selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for spaghetti is 46% higher.
  • Spaghetti has 11 times less folate than french beans. French beans has 75µg of folate, while spaghetti has 7µg.
  • Spaghetti has a higher glycemic index than french beans.

Food types used in this article are Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added 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 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +740.9%
Contains more IronIron +116%
Contains more CopperCopper +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +971.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French beans Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 1.2µg 26.4µg 46%
Fiber 9.4g 1.8g 30%
Folate 75µg 7µg 17%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Potassium 370mg 44mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.02mg 9%
Magnesium 56mg 18mg 9%
Iron 1.08mg 0.5mg 7%
Calcium 63mg 7mg 6%
Phosphorus 102mg 58mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.049mg 4%
Protein 7.05g 5.8g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.02mg 3%
Manganese 0.382mg 0.322mg 3%
Carbs 24.02g 30.86g 2%
Copper 0.115mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.222mg 0.112mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.453g 0.326g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.546mg 0.4mg 1%
Calories 129kcal 158kcal 1%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.51mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.76g 0.93g 0%
Net carbs 14.62g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.176g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.297mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.484mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.381mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 g
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.6%
Contains more OtherOther +471.4%
Contains more FatsFats +22.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.5%
~equal in Water ~62.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 g
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +151.9%

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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. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/nutrients
  2. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.