Beans vs. Cheeseburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and cheeseburgers different?

Beans have more fiber; however, cheeseburgers are richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
Cheeseburgers cover your daily need for saturated fat, 32% more than beans.
Beans have 3 times more fiber than cheeseburgers. Beans have 5.5g of fiber, while cheeseburgers have 2g.
Beans contain less saturated fat.
Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheeseburgers is 66, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beans

Cheeseburger

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+138%
Contains more IronIron	+834.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+335.6%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beans

Cheeseburger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+246.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+505%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+425%
Contains more FolateFolate	+191.7%

~equal in Choline ~28.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.76µg	32%
Vitamin B3	0.43mg	5.217mg	30%
Iron	0.29mg	2.71mg	30%
Saturated fat	0.103g	6.473g	29%
Selenium	4.5µg	19.6µg	27%
Protein	4.8g	16.51g	23%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.363mg	23%
Fats	0.4g	14.72g	22%
Sodium	1mg	515mg	22%
Fiber	5.5g	2g	14%
Manganese		0.316mg	14%
Cholesterol	0mg	43mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.035g	5.413g	13%
Folate	24µg	70µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.293mg	12%
Copper	0.206mg	0.111mg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.545mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.172g	1.658g	10%
Calories	105kcal	308kcal	10%
Zinc	1.4mg	2.49mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.228mg	8%
Phosphorus	104mg	161mg	8%
Starch		19.87g	8%
Calcium	50mg	119mg	7%
Vitamin A	5µg	50µg	5%
Potassium	296mg	196mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	4.2µg	3%
Carbs	20.49g	28.03g	3%
Vitamin C	3.1mg	0mg	3%
Fructose		1.94g	2%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.52mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	32mg	26mg	1%
Net carbs	14.99g	26.03g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	7.78g	4.88g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.57g	N/A
Choline	30.8mg	28.9mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.155mg	0%
Threonine		0.571mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.755mg	0%
Leucine		1.316mg	0%
Lysine		0.784mg	0%
Methionine		0.377mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.755mg	0%
Valine		0.881mg	0%
Histidine		0.445mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.322g	N/A