Sweet potato vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sweet potatoes and green beans

Sweet potatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin C, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B3, while green beans have more vitamin K and folate.
Sweet potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 372% higher.
Green beans contain 12 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain 0.884mg of vitamin B5, while green beans contain 0.074mg.
Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of sweet potatoes is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt 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.

Sweet potato

Green beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+225.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+182.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.2%

~equal in Iron ~0.65mg

~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.

Sweet potato

Green beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+102.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2903.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1094.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+410.7%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1982.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%
Contains more CholineCholine	+29%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	961µg	32µg	103%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	47.9µg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.286mg	0.056mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.884mg	0.074mg	16%
Copper	0.161mg	0.057mg	12%
Vitamin C	19.6mg	9.7mg	11%
Potassium	475mg	146mg	10%
Manganese	0.497mg	0.285mg	9%
Folate	6µg	33µg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.487mg	0.614mg	5%
Phosphorus	54mg	29mg	4%
Carbs	20.71g	7.88g	4%
Calories	90kcal	35kcal	3%
Vitamin B1	0.107mg	0.074mg	3%
Starch	7.05g		3%
Sodium	36mg	1mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.71mg	0.46mg	2%
Magnesium	27mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.106mg	0.097mg	1%
Zinc	0.32mg	0.25mg	1%
Calcium	38mg	44mg	1%
Choline	13.1mg	16.9mg	1%
Fructose	0.5g		1%
Protein	2.01g	1.89g	0%
Fats	0.15g	0.28g	0%
Net carbs	17.41g	4.68g	N/A
Iron	0.69mg	0.65mg	0%
Sugar	6.48g	3.63g	N/A
Fiber	3.3g	3.2g	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.052g	0.064g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.002g	0.011g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.092g	0.145g	0%
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.02mg	0%
Threonine	0.107mg	0.082mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.07mg	0.069mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.116mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.091mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.023mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.114mg	0.069mg	0%
Valine	0.11mg	0.093mg	0%
Histidine	0.039mg	0.035mg	0%