Jerusalem artichoke vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerusalem artichoke and green beans different?

Jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron, vitamin B1, copper, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K, manganese, fiber, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 40% higher.
Jerusalem artichoke contains 5 times more vitamin B5 than green beans. While jerusalem artichoke contains 0.397mg of vitamin B5, green beans contain only 0.074mg.
Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than jerusalem artichoke (32).

Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Green beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.8%
Contains more IronIron	+423.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+145.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+169%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+214.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+108.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+375%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Green beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+436.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+142.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+47800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+153.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.1µg	47.9µg	40%
Iron	3.4mg	0.65mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.074mg	11%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.285mg	10%
Copper	0.14mg	0.057mg	9%
Potassium	429mg	146mg	8%
Phosphorus	78mg	29mg	7%
Vitamin C	4mg	9.7mg	6%
Fiber	1.6g	3.2g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.074mg	6%
Folate	13µg	33µg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	0.614mg	4%
Carbs	17.44g	7.88g	3%
Calcium	14mg	44mg	3%
Vitamin A	1µg	32µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.097mg	3%
Calories	73kcal	35kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.46mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.056mg	2%
Choline	30mg	16.9mg	2%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.25mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.001g	0.145g	1%
Protein	2g	1.89g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	5.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	365kcal	185kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	286g	N/A
Fats	0.01g	0.28g	0%
Net carbs	15.84g	4.68g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	9.6g	3.63g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.064g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	0.011g	0%
Tryptophan		0.02mg	0%
Threonine		0.082mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.069mg	0%
Leucine		0.116mg	0%
Lysine		0.091mg	0%
Methionine		0.023mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.069mg	0%
Valine		0.093mg	0%
Histidine		0.035mg	0%