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Gourd vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between gourd and green beans

  • Gourd contains less vitamin A, fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, and iron than green beans.
  • Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 12% higher.
  • Green beans contain 3 times less zinc than gourd. Gourd contains 0.7mg of zinc, while green beans contain 0.25mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw 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.
Gourd
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 7.8% 13% 7.5% 8.7% 19% 5.6% 0.26% 8.6% 1.1%
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 ZincZinc +180%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.2%
Contains more IronIron +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +331.8%
~equal in Potassium ~146mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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.
Gourd
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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 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 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 B5Vitamin B5 +105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
~equal in Vitamin C ~9.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gourd Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Fiber 0.5g 3.2g 11%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.285mg 10%
Folate 6µg 33µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.097mg 6%
Iron 0.2mg 0.65mg 6%
Vitamin A 32µg 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.25mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.074mg 4%
Protein 0.62g 1.89g 3%
Copper 0.026mg 0.057mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Calcium 26mg 44mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Phosphorus 13mg 29mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.614mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.056mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 0.145g 1%
Calories 14kcal 35kcal 1%
Carbs 3.39g 7.88g 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.28g 0%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 9.7mg 0%
Net carbs 2.89g 4.68g N/A
Potassium 150mg 146mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
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3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 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 +204.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.4%
Contains more OtherOther +69.8%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
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13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1511.1%

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. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/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.

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