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Table salt vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between table salt and green beans

  • The amount of vitamin K, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 in green beans is higher than in table salt.
  • Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1685% more than green beans.
  • Green beans contain less sodium.
  • Green beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of table salt is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Salt, table 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1725%
Contains more IronIron +97%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Green beans DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 1mg 1685%
Vitamin K 0µg 47.9µg 40%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.285mg 8%
Folate 0µg 33µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.097mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.074mg 6%
Potassium 8mg 146mg 4%
Iron 0.33mg 0.65mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.89g 4%
Magnesium 1mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.614mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 29mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.056mg 4%
Copper 0.03mg 0.057mg 3%
Carbs 0g 7.88g 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.46mg 3%
Choline 0mg 16.9mg 3%
Calories 0kcal 35kcal 2%
Calcium 24mg 44mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.145g 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.25mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.074mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 0g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.63g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 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 OtherOther +13571.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +44510%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.

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