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Baked beans vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and brown sugar different?

  • Baked beans have more fiber, iron, phosphorus, copper, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, and selenium than brown sugar.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for baked beans is 22% higher.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.
  • Baked beans have a lower glycemic index (40) than brown sugar (71).

Beans, baked, home prepared and Sugars, brown are the varieties 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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +180.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2625%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +298.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +270.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +4700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 21.63g 98.09g 25%
Fiber 5.5g 0g 22%
Sodium 422mg 28mg 17%
Iron 1.99mg 0.71mg 16%
Phosphorus 109mg 4mg 15%
Folate 48µg 1µg 12%
Copper 0.159mg 0.047mg 12%
Calories 155kcal 380kcal 11%
Protein 5.54g 0.12g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0g 9%
Fats 5.15g 0g 8%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.064mg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 9mg 8%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.2µg 8%
Potassium 358mg 133mg 7%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.03mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.041mg 4%
Calcium 61mg 83mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.11mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.132mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4516.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4763.4%
Contains more OtherOther +457.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +353.5%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.