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Yardlong beans vs. Winged bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yardlong beans and winged bean different?

  • Yardlong beans is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, winged bean is richer in copper, vitamin B1, manganese, iron, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for winged bean is 149% higher.
  • Winged bean has a lower glycemic index (32) than yardlong beans (86).

Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Winged bean tuber, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 17% 9% 52% 75% 462% 38% 19% 4.6% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.1%
Contains more IronIron +104.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2848.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +286.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +164.7%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 95% 34% 31% 7% 17% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +345.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +160.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +212.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yardlong beans Winged bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.047mg 1.386mg 149%
Vitamin B1 0.085mg 0.379mg 25%
Vitamin C 16.2mg 0mg 18%
Protein 2.53g 11.6g 18%
Manganese 0.201mg 0.532mg 14%
Iron 0.98mg 2mg 13%
Zinc 0.36mg 1.39mg 9%
Potassium 290mg 586mg 9%
Folate 45µg 19µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 1.64mg 6%
Carbs 9.18g 28.1g 6%
Calories 47kcal 148kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.075mg 4%
Magnesium 42mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.149mg 4%
Vitamin A 23µg 0µg 3%
Phosphorus 57mg 45mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.174g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.234g 1%
Sodium 4mg 35mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.9g 1%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.222g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.051mg 0.116mg 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 44mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 9.18g 28.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 0.094mg 0.451mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.425mg 0%
Leucine 0.18mg 0.64mg 0%
Lysine 0.166mg 0.592mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.143mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.146mg 0.599mg 0%
Histidine 0.082mg 0.241mg 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
12% 28% 57% 2%
Protein: 11.6 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 28.1 g
Water: 57.4 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +52.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +358.5%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.1%
Contains more OtherOther +177.8%

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
35% 37% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.222 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.234 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +314.3%

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. Winged bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170070/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.