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Yardlong beans vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between yardlong beans and ginger?

  • Yardlong beans is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B1, yet ginger is richer in copper and vitamin B6.
  • Ginger's daily need coverage for copper is 20% higher.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index than yardlong beans.

We used Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Ginger root, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +63.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +380.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.34mg

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +224%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +298%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yardlong beans Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.047mg 0.226mg 20%
Vitamin C 16.2mg 5mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.16mg 10%
Folate 45µg 11µg 9%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.085mg 0.025mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Iron 0.98mg 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.034mg 5%
Potassium 290mg 415mg 4%
Vitamin A 23µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 9.18g 17.77g 3%
Calcium 44mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.051mg 0.203mg 3%
Phosphorus 57mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Calories 47kcal 80kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.203g 1%
Manganese 0.201mg 0.229mg 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 2.53g 1.82g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0.75mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.154g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.75g 1%
Net carbs 9.18g 15.77g N/A
Magnesium 42mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.36mg 0.34mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.094mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.18mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.166mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.146mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.082mg 0.03mg 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
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.6%
~equal in Water ~78.89g
~equal in Other ~0.77g

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
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1611.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +266.7%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.