Yardlong beans vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between yardlong beans and pasta

Yardlong beans has more vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, and magnesium; however, pasta has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for yardlong beans is 18% higher.
Pasta has 23 times less vitamin A than yardlong beans. Yardlong beans has 450IU of vitamin A, while pasta has 20IU.
Yardlong beans has a higher glycemic index than pasta.

Food types used in this article are Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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.

Yardlong beans

Pasta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1108.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+16.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.4%

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.

Yardlong beans

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+283.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+145.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+258.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	16.2mg	0mg	18%
Cholesterol	0mg	33mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.085mg	0.209mg	10%
Potassium	290mg	24mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Magnesium	42mg	18mg	6%
Copper	0.047mg	0.093mg	5%
Folate	45µg	64µg	5%
Carbs	9.18g	24.93g	5%
Protein	2.53g	5.15g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.15mg	4%
Calories	47kcal	131kcal	4%
Calcium	44mg	6mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.042g	0.429g	3%
Selenium	1.5µg		3%
Vitamin B5	0.051mg	0.183mg	3%
Zinc	0.36mg	0.56mg	2%
Vitamin A	23µg	6µg	2%
Iron	0.98mg	1.14mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	0.992mg	2%
Phosphorus	57mg	63mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.026g	0.15g	1%
Fats	0.1g	1.05g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.024mg	0.034mg	1%
Manganese	0.201mg	0.224mg	1%
Net carbs	9.18g	24.93g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g	0.124g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.094mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.135mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	0.18mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	0.166mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.036mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.139mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	0.146mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.082mg	0.103mg	0%