Winged beans vs. French beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winged beans and french beans different?

Winged beans is higher in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, protein, calcium, fats, phosphorus, and zinc; however, french beans is richer in folate.
Daily need coverage for copper for winged beans is 73% higher.
Winged beans contains 8 times more fats than french beans. While winged beans contains 5.84g of fats, french beans contains only 0.76g.
French beans has a lower glycemic index (20) than winged beans (32).

Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Winged beans

French beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125.4%
Contains more IronIron	+300.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+572.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+213.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+141.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~56mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Winged beans

French beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+126.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.773mg	0.115mg	73%
Iron	4.33mg	1.08mg	41%
Fiber		9.4g	38%
Manganese	1.199mg	0.382mg	36%
Folate	10µg	75µg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.295mg	0.13mg	14%
Fats	5.84g	0.76g	8%
Calcium	142mg	63mg	8%
Protein	10.62g	7.05g	7%
Zinc	1.44mg	0.64mg	7%
Phosphorus	153mg	102mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.551g	0.453g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.129mg	0.062mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.153g	0.052g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.047mg	0.105mg	4%
Carbs	14.94g	24.02g	3%
Potassium	280mg	370mg	3%
Selenium	2.9µg	1.2µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.825g	0.083g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.83mg	0.546mg	2%
Calories	147kcal	129kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.156mg	0.222mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.2g	5.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	138kcal	183kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	68g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	6.1	N/A
Net carbs	14.94g	14.62g	N/A
Magnesium	54mg	56mg	0%
Sodium	13mg	6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.233mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.36mg	0.297mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.448mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.563mg	0%
Lysine	0.652mg	0.484mg	0%
Methionine	0.109mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.436mg	0.381mg	0%
Valine	0.467mg	0.369mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.196mg	0%