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Baked beans vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and carrots different?

  • Baked beans are higher in iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, and folate; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.
  • Baked beans contain 57 times more selenium than carrots. While baked beans contain 5.7µg of selenium, carrots contain only 0.1µg.
  • Carrots have less saturated fat.

Beans, baked, home prepared and Carrots, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.9%
Contains more IronIron +563.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +204.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +78.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%

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.
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%
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +436.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Iron 1.99mg 0.3mg 21%
Sodium 422mg 69mg 15%
Copper 0.159mg 0.045mg 13%
Phosphorus 109mg 35mg 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Fiber 5.5g 2.8g 11%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.1µg 10%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.037g 9%
Protein 5.54g 0.93g 9%
Fats 5.15g 0.24g 8%
Folate 48µg 19µg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.066mg 6%
Calories 155kcal 41kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.014g 5%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.143mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 5.9mg 5%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.24mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.117g 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.983mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.138mg 4%
Carbs 21.63g 9.58g 4%
Calcium 61mg 33mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.273mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.058mg 1%
Potassium 358mg 320mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.04mg 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
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +495.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2045.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.8%
Contains more OtherOther +161.5%
Contains more WaterWater +35.5%

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
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15135.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +532.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.