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Green beans vs. Peas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and peas different?

  • Green beans are richer in vitamin K, while peas are higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3059% more than green beans.
  • Green beans contain 2 times more vitamin K than peas. Green beans contain 47.9µg of vitamin K, while peas contain 25.9µg.
  • Peas have a higher glycemic index (54) than green beans (20).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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 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 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.6%
Contains more IronIron +136.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +376%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +303.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%

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 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 47% 0% 13% 2.8% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +206656.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +285.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +90.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Peas DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 153mg 3059%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 25.9µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.259mg 15%
Copper 0.057mg 0.173mg 13%
Phosphorus 29mg 117mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.216mg 12%
Iron 0.65mg 1.54mg 11%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.525mg 10%
Fiber 3.2g 5.5g 9%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.19mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 2.021mg 9%
Folate 33µg 63µg 8%
Protein 1.89g 5.36g 7%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 14.2mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 39mg 5%
Potassium 146mg 271mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.149mg 4%
Carbs 7.88g 15.63g 3%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.9µg 3%
Calories 35kcal 84kcal 2%
Calcium 44mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.14mg 2%
Choline 16.9mg 29.7mg 2%
Vitamin A 32µg 40µg 1%
Fructose 0.41g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.4g 6.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 185kcal 157kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 286g 119g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 10.13g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 5.93g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.193mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.314mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.198mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.105mg 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
Peas
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5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more FatsFats +27.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26%

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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24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.7%

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Chart reviewer photo Victoria Mazmanyan
The charts medically reviewed by: Victoria Mazmanyan
Education: General Medicine at YSMU
Last updated: April 27, 2021

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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/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.