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Yardlong beans vs. Kale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between yardlong beans and kale

  • Yardlong beans has more folate and magnesium; however, kale has more vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for kale is 263% higher.
  • Kale has 3 times less folate than yardlong beans. Yardlong beans has 45µg of folate, while kale has 13µg.

Food types used in this article are Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Kale, 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 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 13% 22% 20% 34% 52% 6.5% 12% 3% 54% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +231.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +107%
~equal in Iron ~0.9mg

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 137% 227% 17% 0% 13% 16% 9.4% 2.9% 32% 0% 2043% 9.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +153.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2860.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +475%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.049mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yardlong beans Kale DV% diff.
Vitamin K 817µg 681%
Vitamin A 23µg 681µg 73%
Vitamin C 16.2mg 41mg 28%
Copper 0.047mg 0.156mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.138mg 9%
Manganese 0.201mg 0.416mg 9%
Folate 45µg 13µg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 6%
Magnesium 42mg 18mg 6%
Phosphorus 57mg 28mg 4%
Calcium 44mg 72mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.085mg 0.053mg 3%
Potassium 290mg 228mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0.5mg 1%
Protein 2.53g 1.9g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.193g 1%
Calories 47kcal 28kcal 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.24mg 1%
Iron 0.98mg 0.9mg 1%
Carbs 9.18g 5.63g 1%
Sodium 4mg 23mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 9.18g 3.63g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.051mg 0.049mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.094mg 0.085mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.18mg 0.133mg 0%
Lysine 0.166mg 0.114mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.146mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.082mg 0.04mg 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% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.63 g
Water: 91.2 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.1%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more OtherOther +20.8%
~equal in Water ~91.2g

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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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.193 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +359.5%

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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. Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169238/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.