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Beans vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and sugar substitute different?

  • Beans have more copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 83% more than beans.
  • Beans have 35 times more zinc than sugar substitute. Beans have 1.4mg of zinc, while sugar substitute has 0.04mg.
  • Beans contain less sodium.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +659%
Contains more IronIron +81.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2842.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1658%

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
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 50mg 879mg 83%
Sodium 1mg 572mg 25%
Copper 0.206mg 0.007mg 22%
Carbs 20.49g 84.77g 21%
Fiber 5.5g 0.6g 20%
Phosphorus 104mg 8mg 14%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.04mg 12%
Calories 105kcal 347kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.015mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.015mg 9%
Potassium 296mg 39mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Folate 24µg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 2.06g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 2%
Iron 0.29mg 0.16mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0g 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 4.03g N/A
Saturated fat 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
3
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +694.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +313.7%
Contains more OtherOther +135.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.