Green beans, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Green beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Green beans, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal35 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g1.89 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g7.88 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g3.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g3.63 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.28 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.06 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better6 mg1 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better79 mg146 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg44 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.96 mg0.65 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN27 mg18 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg9.7 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

