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Green beans vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and ginger different?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin K, folate, and vitamin C; however, ginger is richer in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 40% higher.
  • Green beans contain 3 times more folate than ginger. While green beans contain 33µg of folate, ginger contains only 11µg.

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Ginger root, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
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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 less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +296.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +36%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 32% 0% 11% 9.2% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 17% 0% 0% 5.2% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47800%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +185.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.1µg 40%
Copper 0.057mg 0.226mg 19%
Potassium 146mg 415mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.16mg 8%
Magnesium 18mg 43mg 6%
Folate 33µg 11µg 6%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 5mg 5%
Fiber 3.2g 2g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.034mg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.025mg 4%
Carbs 7.88g 17.77g 3%
Calcium 44mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.203mg 3%
Calories 35kcal 80kcal 2%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.229mg 2%
Choline 16.9mg 28.8mg 2%
Fats 0.28g 0.75g 1%
Iron 0.65mg 0.6mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.34mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 34mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.26mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.75mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.203g 1%
Protein 1.89g 1.82g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.4g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 185kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 286g 125g N/A
Net carbs 4.68g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 1.7g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 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 WaterWater +13.1%
Contains more FatsFats +167.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.5%
~equal in Protein ~1.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 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 -68.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1300%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.154g

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.