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Walnut vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are walnut and green beans different?

  • Walnut is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, zinc, and vitamin B1, while green beans are higher in vitamin K.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 170% more than green beans.
  • Walnut contains 96 times more saturated fat than green beans. Walnut contains 6.126g of saturated fat, while green beans contain 0.064g.
  • Green beans have a higher glycemic index (20) than walnut (0).

Nuts, walnuts, english and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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.
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
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 +777.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.1%
Contains more IronIron +347.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2682.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1136%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1093.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1097.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2350%
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.
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
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 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +670.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +858.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +197%
Contains more CholineCholine +132%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1674.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Green beans DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0.145g 314%
Copper 1.586mg 0.057mg 170%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.285mg 136%
Fats 65.21g 0.28g 100%
Phosphorus 346mg 29mg 45%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 47.9µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.056mg 37%
Magnesium 158mg 18mg 33%
Calories 654kcal 35kcal 31%
Saturated fat 6.126g 0.064g 28%
Iron 2.91mg 0.65mg 28%
Protein 15.23g 1.89g 27%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.25mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 0.011g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.074mg 22%
Folate 98µg 33µg 16%
Fiber 6.7g 3.2g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.074mg 10%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.2µg 9%
Potassium 441mg 146mg 9%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 9.7mg 9%
Calcium 98mg 44mg 5%
Choline 39.2mg 16.9mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.097mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.614mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.46mg 2%
Carbs 13.71g 7.88g 2%
Net carbs 7.01g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 3.63g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 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 +705.8%
Contains more FatsFats +23189.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74%
Contains more OtherOther +143.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2092.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
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10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 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 +81109.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32433.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.