Baked beans vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baked beans and cassava different?
- Baked beans are higher in iron, fiber, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and folate; however, cassava is richer in vitamin C and manganese.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cassava is 22% higher.
- Baked beans contain 30 times more sodium than cassava. While baked beans contain 422mg of sodium, cassava contains only 14mg.
- Baked beans have a lower glycemic index (40) than cassava (94).
Beans, baked, home prepared and Cassava, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +104.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +281.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +32.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +637% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +59% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +114.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +303.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +714.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +50.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +56.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +44.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +77.8% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1772.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +109.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 1.99mg | 0.27mg | 22% |
Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 20.6mg | 22% |
Sodium | 422mg | 14mg | 18% |
Fiber | 5.5g | 1.8g | 15% |
Phosphorus | 109mg | 27mg | 12% |
Selenium | 5.7µg | 0.7µg | 9% |
Saturated fat | 1.948g | 0.074g | 9% |
Protein | 5.54g | 1.36g | 8% |
Copper | 0.159mg | 0.1mg | 7% |
Fats | 5.15g | 0.28g | 7% |
Manganese | 0.255mg | 0.384mg | 6% |
Folate | 48µg | 27µg | 5% |
Carbs | 21.63g | 38.06g | 5% |
Calcium | 61mg | 16mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.74g | 0.048g | 5% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 21mg | 5% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.133g | 0.075g | 5% |
Zinc | 0.73mg | 0.34mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.136mg | 0.087mg | 4% |
Choline | 23.7mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.408mg | 0.854mg | 3% |
Potassium | 358mg | 271mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 5mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2% | |
Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.155mg | 0.107mg | 1% |
Calories | 155kcal | 160kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 16.13g | 36.26g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.7g | N/A | |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.049mg | 0.048mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.09mg | 0.088mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.067mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.228mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.242mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.428mg | 0.039mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.379mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.086mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.287mg | 0.026mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.282mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.153mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.54 g
Fats:
5.15 g
Carbs:
21.63 g
Water:
65.17 g
Other:
2.51 g
Protein:
1.36 g
Fats:
0.28 g
Carbs:
38.06 g
Water:
59.68 g
Other:
0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +307.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1739.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +304.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +76% |
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Water
~59.68g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.74 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2744% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1441.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.2% |