Green beans vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between green beans and taro

Green beans have more vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin B2, while taro has more vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, and carbs.
Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 39% higher.
Taro contains 4 times less vitamin B2 than green beans. Green beans contain 0.097mg of vitamin B2, while taro contains 0.025mg.
Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of taro is 54.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Taro, raw.

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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.

Green beans

Taro

Contains more IronIron	+18.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+304.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+201.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+189.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+34.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

~equal in Calcium ~43mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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.

Green beans

Taro

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+115.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+288%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4690%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+417.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+309.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+405.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	47.9µg	1µg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.283mg	17%
Potassium	146mg	591mg	13%
Copper	0.057mg	0.172mg	13%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	2.38mg	13%
Phosphorus	29mg	84mg	8%
Vitamin C	9.7mg	4.5mg	6%
Carbs	7.88g	26.46g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.025mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.074mg	0.303mg	5%
Calories	35kcal	112kcal	4%
Magnesium	18mg	33mg	4%
Fiber	3.2g	4.1g	4%
Manganese	0.285mg	0.383mg	4%
Vitamin A	32µg	4µg	3%
Folate	33µg	22µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.095mg	2%
Protein	1.89g	1.5g	1%
Iron	0.65mg	0.55mg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	747kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	286g	89g	N/A
Fats	0.28g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	4.68g	22.36g	N/A
Calcium	44mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	3.63g	0.4g	N/A
Zinc	0.25mg	0.23mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	11mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.614mg	0.6mg	0%
Choline	16.9mg	17.3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.064g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.011g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	0.083g	0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.082mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.069mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.116mg	0.111mg	0%
Lysine	0.091mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.069mg	0.082mg	0%
Valine	0.093mg	0.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.035mg	0.034mg	0%