Green beans vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between green beans and zucchini

Green beans have more vitamin K and fiber; however, zucchini is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Green beans cover your daily vitamin K needs 36% more than zucchini.
Zucchini has 3 times less fiber than green beans. Green beans have 3.2g of fiber, while zucchini has 1g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, 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

Zucchini

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more IronIron	+75.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+61%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Copper ~0.053mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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

Zucchini

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+220%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+36.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1014%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+84.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+175.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+191.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.094mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	47.9µg	4.3µg	36%
Vitamin C	9.7mg	17.9mg	9%
Fiber	3.2g	1g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.163mg	8%
Manganese	0.285mg	0.177mg	5%
Iron	0.65mg	0.37mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.061g	4%
Calcium	44mg	16mg	3%
Potassium	146mg	261mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.074mg	0.204mg	3%
Carbs	7.88g	3.11g	2%
Vitamin A	32µg	10µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.045mg	2%
Folate	33µg	24µg	2%
Fructose		1.38g	2%
Calories	35kcal	17kcal	1%
Protein	1.89g	1.21g	1%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.32mg	1%
Phosphorus	29mg	38mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.614mg	0.451mg	1%
Choline	16.9mg	9.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	140kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	286g	588g	N/A
Fats	0.28g	0.32g	0%
Net carbs	4.68g	2.11g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	3.63g	2.5g	N/A
Copper	0.057mg	0.053mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	8mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.094mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.064g	0.084g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.011g	0.011g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	0.091g	0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.082mg	0.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.069mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.116mg	0.071mg	0%
Lysine	0.091mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.069mg	0.043mg	0%
Valine	0.093mg	0.054mg	0%
Histidine	0.035mg	0.026mg	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.03g	0%