Rice vs. French beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rice and french beans different?

Rice is richer in selenium and vitamin B3, while french beans is higher in fiber, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and copper.
French beans covers your daily need for fiber, 36% more than rice.
Rice contains 6 times more selenium than french beans. Rice contains 7.5µg of selenium, while french beans contains 1.2µg.
Rice has a higher glycemic index (60) than french beans (20).

Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used 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.

Rice

French beans

Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+525%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+530%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+957.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+137.2%

~equal in Iron ~1.08mg

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.

Rice

French beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+376.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	0.4g	9.4g	36%
Selenium	7.5µg	1.2µg	11%
Magnesium	12mg	56mg	10%
Potassium	35mg	370mg	10%
Protein	2.69g	7.05g	9%
Phosphorus	43mg	102mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.476mg	0.546mg	6%
Calcium	10mg	63mg	5%
Copper	0.069mg	0.115mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0.062mg	4%
Manganese	0.472mg	0.382mg	4%
Folate	58µg	75µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.39mg	0.222mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.076g	0.453g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.163mg	0.13mg	3%
Iron	1.2mg	1.08mg	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.64mg	1%
Carbs	28.17g	24.02g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0.105mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Fats	0.28g	0.76g	1%
Calories	130kcal	129kcal	0%
Net carbs	27.77g	14.62g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	6mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.04mg		0%
Choline	2.1mg		0%
Saturated fat	0.077g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.052g	0%
Tryptophan	0.031mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.096mg	0.297mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.116mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.222mg	0.563mg	0%
Lysine	0.097mg	0.484mg	0%
Methionine	0.063mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.144mg	0.381mg	0%
Valine	0.164mg	0.369mg	0%
Histidine	0.063mg	0.196mg	0%