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Spinach raw vs. Green bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach raw and green bean raw different?

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, and copper than green bean raw.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 367% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains 14 times more vitamin A than green bean raw. While spinach raw contains 9377IU of vitamin A, green bean raw contains only 690IU.
  • Green bean raw has a lower glycemic index (20) than spinach raw (32).

Spinach, raw and Beans, snap, green, raw 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 11% 19% 39% 23% 6.5% 16% 0.78% 28% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +167.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.5%
Contains more IronIron +163.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +315.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.4%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 41% 12% 8.2% 0% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +130.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1240%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1023%
Contains more FolateFolate +487.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.082mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.734mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Green bean raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 43µg 367%
Vitamin A 469µg 35µg 48%
Folate 194µg 33µg 40%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.216mg 30%
Iron 2.71mg 1.03mg 21%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 12.2mg 18%
Magnesium 79mg 25mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.41mg 11%
Potassium 558mg 211mg 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.069mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.104mg 7%
Calcium 99mg 37mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.141mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.225mg 3%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.24mg 3%
Sodium 79mg 6mg 3%
Protein 2.86g 1.83g 2%
Fructose 0.15g 1.39g 2%
Phosphorus 49mg 38mg 2%
Fiber 2.2g 2.7g 2%
Carbs 3.63g 6.97g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 19.3mg 15.3mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.39g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 4.27g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 3.26g N/A
Starch 0.88g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.082mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.734mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.113g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.079mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.112mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.088mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.09mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 6.97 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.3%
Contains more FatsFats +77.3%
Contains more OtherOther +160.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92%
~equal in Water ~90.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.01g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
21% 9% 36% 34%
Starch: 0.88 g
Sucrose: 0.36 g
Glucose: 1.51 g
Fructose: 1.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +414.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1272.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +826.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Green bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169961/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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