Green Beans Nutrition Information

Green beans can be a great addition to meals and salads when prepared cooked or raw. Understanding the nutritional information behind green beans may encourage you to add them into your diet.

Serving

• There are multiple ways to purchase green beans. This nutrition guide assumes the healthiest type of green bean to purchase. A serving is 1 cup of fresh green beans that have been boiled and drained, but not salted.

Fat

• Those who are looking for a low-fat side dish should consider green beans. One serving has less than 1 g of fat, totaling only 1 percent of your recommended daily value.

Dietary Fiber

• Green beans are a good source of dietary fiber. Each serving has 4 g of dietary fiber.

Protein

• Green beans do have some protein to offer to a meal. A full cup of green beans will give you 2 g of protein.

Vitamins A and C

• Green beans are a good source of vitamins A and C. One serving has 17 percent of your daily recommendation of vitamin A and 20 percent of your vitamin C recommendation.