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Baked beans vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and green beans different?

  • Baked beans are richer in iron, phosphorus, copper, selenium, fiber, and potassium, while green beans are higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Baked beans cover your daily need for sodium, 18% more than green beans.
  • Baked beans contain 30 times more saturated fat than green beans. Baked beans contain 1.948g of saturated fat, while green beans contain 0.064g.
  • Green beans are lower in sodium.
  • Baked beans have a higher glycemic index (40) than green beans (20).

Beans, baked, home prepared and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 18% 32% 75% 53% 20% 47% 55% 33% 31%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.2%
Contains more IronIron +206.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +178.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +192%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2750%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.8%

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.
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 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 34% 11% 7.7% 9.3% 21% 0% 0% 36% 0%
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +781.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Sodium 422mg 1mg 18%
Iron 1.99mg 0.65mg 17%
Phosphorus 109mg 29mg 11%
Copper 0.159mg 0.057mg 11%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.2µg 10%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 9.7mg 10%
Fiber 5.5g 3.2g 9%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.064g 9%
Fats 5.15g 0.28g 7%
Protein 5.54g 1.89g 7%
Calories 155kcal 35kcal 6%
Potassium 358mg 146mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Carbs 21.63g 7.88g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.074mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.011g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.145g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.097mg 4%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.25mg 4%
Folate 48µg 33µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.056mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Calcium 61mg 44mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.074mg 2%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.285mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.614mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 5% 22% 65% 3%
Protein: 5.54 g
Fats: 5.15 g
Carbs: 21.63 g
Water: 65.17 g
Other: 2.51 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +193.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1739.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +174.5%
Contains more OtherOther +243.8%
Contains more WaterWater +36.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.74 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19290.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +410.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Baked beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173731/nutrients
  2. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.