Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
green bean
versus
whey protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in green bean and whey protein powder:
Whey protein powder is high in calories and green bean has 91% less calories than whey protein powder - green bean has 31 calories per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, green bean is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and similar to whey protein powder for fat. Green bean has a macronutrient ratio of 20:76:5 and for whey protein powder, 89:7:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Green Bean | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 20% | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 76% | 7% |
| Fat | 5% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Green bean and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of carbs - green bean has 7g of total carbs per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 6.3g of carbohydrates.
Both green bean and whey protein powder are high in dietary fiber. Green bean is very similar to green bean for dietary fiber - green bean has 2.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Whey protein powder has less sugar than green bean - green bean has 3.3g of sugar per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 41 times more protein than green bean - green bean has 1.8g of protein per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 78.1g of protein.
Both green bean and whey protein powder are low in saturated fat - green bean has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 0.78g of saturated fat.
Green bean has less cholesterol than whey protein powder - whey protein powder has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and green bean does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than whey protein powder - green bean has 12.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more Vitamin A than whey protein powder - green bean has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more Vitamin E than whey protein powder - green bean has 0.41mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more Vitamin K than whey protein powder - green bean has 43ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, green bean contains more pantothenic acid. Both green bean and whey protein powder contain significant amounts of niacin and folate.
| Green Bean | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.082 MG | 0.609 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.104 MG | 2.017 MG |
| Niacin | 0.734 MG | 1.136 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.225 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.141 MG | 0.607 MG |
| Folate | 33 UG | 33 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.45 UG |
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 11 times more calcium than green bean - green bean has 37mg of calcium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 469mg of calcium.
Green bean and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of iron - green bean has 1mg of iron per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 1.1mg of iron.
Both green bean and whey protein powder are high in potassium. Whey protein powder has 137% more potassium than green bean - green bean has 211mg of potassium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 500mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, green bean has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than whey protein powder per 100 grams.
| Green Bean | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.069 G | 0.034 G |
| Total | 0.069 G | 0.034 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, whey protein powder has more linoleic acid than green bean per 100 grams.
| Green Bean | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.044 G | 0.264 G |
| Total | 0.044 G | 0.264 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Green Bean (Beans, snap, green, raw) and Whey Protein Powder (Protein powder, whey based, NFS) .
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