Green beans, while quite low in calories (just 43.75 calories in a whole cup), are loaded with enough nutrients to not only power up the jolly Green Giant, but to put a big smile on his face.
Green beans are an excellent source of viatmin C, vitamin K and manganese. Plus green beans are very good source of Vitamin A (notably through their concentration of carotenoids including betacarotene), dietary fiber, potassium folate and iron.
And green beans are a good source of magnesium, thiamin, riboflavin, copper, calcium, phosphorous, protein, omega-3 fatty acids and niacin. The vitamin K provided by green beans - a spectacular 122.0 per cent of the daily value in one cup - is important for maintaining strong bones. Vitamin K1 activates osteocalcin, the major non-collagen protein in bone. Osteocalcin anchors calcium molecules inside of the bone.
Source : TOI
