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Scallion vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scallion and beans

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and folate; however, beans are richer in copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Scallion covers your daily vitamin K needs 172% more than beans.
  • Beans have 9 times less vitamin A than scallion. Scallion has 997IU of vitamin A, while beans have 106IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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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 +44%
Contains more IronIron +410.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +259%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +181.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
~equal in Potassium ~296mg

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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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 +506.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25775%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +440.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.8µg 172%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 3.1mg 17%
Iron 1.48mg 0.29mg 15%
Copper 0.083mg 0.206mg 14%
Fiber 2.6g 5.5g 12%
Folate 64µg 24µg 10%
Phosphorus 37mg 104mg 10%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.4mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.15mg 8%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.5µg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 7%
Protein 1.83g 4.8g 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 5µg 5%
Choline 5.7mg 30.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.13mg 5%
Calories 32kcal 105kcal 4%
Carbs 7.34g 20.49g 4%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.15mg 3%
Calcium 72mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.172g 1%
Potassium 276mg 296mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.43mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 7.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
Beans
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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 WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.3%
Contains more FatsFats +110.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +179.2%
Contains more OtherOther +111.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Beans
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.4%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.