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Tomato sauce vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tomato sauce and green beans

  • Tomato sauce has more vitamin E and copper; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K, manganese, fiber, and folate.
  • Green beans cover your daily vitamin K needs 38% more than tomato sauce.
  • Green beans have 3 times less vitamin E than tomato sauce. Tomato sauce has 1.44mg of vitamin E, while green beans have 0.46mg.
  • Tomato sauce has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tomato sauce is 31, while the glycemic index of green beans is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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 PotassiumPotassium +103.4%
Contains more IronIron +47.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +214.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~29mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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 EVitamin E +213%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +317.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1610.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.8µg 47.9µg 38%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.46mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 3.2g 7%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.285mg 7%
Folate 9µg 33µg 6%
Copper 0.115mg 0.057mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.074mg 4%
Potassium 297mg 146mg 4%
Iron 0.96mg 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin C 7mg 9.7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.056mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.614mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.097mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 32µg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Choline 9.9mg 16.9mg 1%
Carbs 5.31g 7.88g 1%
Calories 24kcal 35kcal 1%
Protein 1.2g 1.89g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 3.63g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.25mg 0%
Phosphorus 27mg 29mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.145g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 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 +161.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.28g
~equal in Water ~89.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.8%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.