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Peas vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peas and green beans different?

  • Peas are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B3, while green beans are higher in vitamin K.
  • Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3059% more than green beans.
  • Peas contain 4 times more phosphorus than green beans. Peas contain 117mg of phosphorus, while green beans contain 29mg.
  • Peas have a higher glycemic index (54) than green beans (20).

Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beans, snap, 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.
Peas
Peas
8
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%
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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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.
Peas
Peas
8
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%
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
Peas
3
5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26%
Contains more FatsFats +27.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
Peas
2
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.2%

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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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/nutrients
  2. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.