Eleven cultivars of snapbeans were grown on an acidic Tifton loamy sand to compare yielding ability and leaf and fruit mineral element composition and to determine if leaf composition was associated with yield. A strong cultivar effect on leaf mineral element composition at full bloom and harvest and in fruit tissue was noted. The Ca and Sr level of leaf tissue at harvest was positively associated with yield, and yields varied significantly with cultivars. Significant correlations were obtained among many of the elements.