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Semolina vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are semolina and green beans different?

  • Semolina is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 40% higher.
  • Semolina contains 100 times more selenium than green beans. While semolina contains 19.9µg of selenium, green beans contain only 0.2µg.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than semolina (54).

Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 21% 15% 28% 95% 28% 66% 0.26% 135% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.2%
Contains more IronIron +13.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +398.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +308%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +263.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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% 0.6% 0% 56% 12% 95% 40% 104% 0% 0.25% 6% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +202.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +722.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +808.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +707.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47800%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Semolina Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 47.9µg 40%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.2µg 36%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.285mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.452mg 0.056mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5.048mg 0.614mg 28%
Starch 68.29g 28%
Copper 0.284mg 0.057mg 25%
Carbs 80.89g 7.88g 24%
Phosphorus 153mg 29mg 18%
Calories 374kcal 35kcal 17%
Vitamin B1 0.224mg 0.074mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.672mg 0.074mg 12%
Protein 7.51g 1.89g 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.25mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 3.2g 6%
Folate 8µg 33µg 6%
Vitamin A 32µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.097mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.46mg 3%
Calcium 71mg 44mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.145g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.258g 0.011g 1%
Saturated fat 0.294g 0.064g 1%
Fats 1.03g 0.28g 1%
Potassium 174mg 146mg 1%
Iron 0.74mg 0.65mg 1%
Net carbs 79.09g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 0.33g 3.63g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.339mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.656mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.398mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.185mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 81% 10%
Protein: 7.51 g
Fats: 1.03 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 9.86 g
Other: 0.71 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 +297.4%
Contains more FatsFats +267.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +926.5%
Contains more WaterWater +804.9%
~equal in Other ~0.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.294 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.258 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2245.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +122.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.2%

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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. Semolina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169758/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.