Baked beans vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baked beans and cereal

Baked beans have more fiber; however, cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 513% more than baked beans.
Baked beans have 4 times more fiber than cereal. While baked beans have 5.5g of fiber, cereal has only 1.4g.
The glycemic index of cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, baked, home prepared and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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.

Baked beans

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+510%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+241%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.9%

Contains more IronIron	+1611.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+941.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+209.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.5%

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.

Baked beans

Cereal

Contains more FolateFolate

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4523.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+7798%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+7159.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+6551.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	6.288mg	513%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	5.986mg	454%
Iron	1.99mg	34.06mg	401%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	3.87mg	294%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	29.62mg	183%
Vitamin A	0µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	0.73mg	7.6mg	62%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	38.5mg	42%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.79mg	23%
Carbs	21.63g	86.85g	22%
Sodium	422mg	795mg	16%
Fiber	5.5g	1.4g	16%
Folate	48µg		12%
Calories	155kcal	378kcal	11%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.26g	8%
Potassium	358mg	105mg	7%
Magnesium	43mg	19mg	6%
Fats	5.15g	1.08g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.204g	5%
Phosphorus	109mg	77mg	5%
Calcium	61mg	10mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.354g	3%
Copper	0.159mg	0.137mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg		2%
Selenium	5.7µg	6.3µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.226mg	1%
Protein	5.54g	6.06g	1%
Vitamin E		0.08mg	1%
Net carbs	16.13g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar		10.35g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.428mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.379mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.086mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.282mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.153mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%