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Yardlong beans vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yardlong beans and asparagus

  • Yardlong beans is higher in vitamin C and magnesium; however, asparagus is richer in copper, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for copper is 16% higher.
  • Yardlong beans has 3 times more magnesium than asparagus. While yardlong beans has 42mg of magnesium, asparagus has only 14mg.
  • Asparagus has a lower glycemic index (32) than yardlong beans (86).

The food types used in this comparison are Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Asparagus, raw.

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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 30% 13% 26% 37% 16% 9.8% 24% 0.52% 26% 8.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.2%
Contains more IronIron +118.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

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 54% 7.7% 0% 0% 21% 23% 12% 3.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 34% 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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +437.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +279.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yardlong beans Asparagus DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 35%
Copper 0.047mg 0.189mg 16%
Iron 0.98mg 2.14mg 15%
Vitamin C 16.2mg 5.6mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Magnesium 42mg 14mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.091mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.085mg 0.143mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.051mg 0.274mg 4%
Potassium 290mg 202mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.141mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Calcium 44mg 24mg 2%
Carbs 9.18g 3.88g 2%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.54mg 2%
Folate 45µg 52µg 2%
Vitamin A 23µg 38µg 2%
Manganese 0.201mg 0.158mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0.978mg 2%
Calories 47kcal 20kcal 1%
Protein 2.53g 2.2g 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 2.3µg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Phosphorus 57mg 52mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 9.18g 1.78g N/A
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.094mg 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.18mg 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.166mg 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.146mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.082mg 0.049mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.53 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.18 g
Water: 87.47 g
Other: 0.72 g
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.6%
Contains more OtherOther +24.1%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
~equal in Water ~93.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 12% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19%

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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. Yardlong beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169223/nutrients
  2. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/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.