Baked beans vs. Chicken sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between baked beans and chicken sandwich?

Baked beans are higher in fiber and copper, yet chicken sandwich is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 46% more.
Baked beans have 4 times more fiber than chicken sandwich. While baked beans have 5.5g of fiber, chicken sandwich has only 1.4g.
The amount of sodium in baked beans is lower.
The glycemic index of baked beans is lower.

We used Beans, baked, home prepared and Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles types 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.

Baked beans

Chicken sandwich

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+79.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.1%
Contains more IronIron	+12.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+137.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.4%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+249.1%

~equal in Calcium ~58mg

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

Chicken sandwich

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+512.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1792.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+674.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+325.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Folate ~47µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	7.72mg	46%
Selenium	5.7µg	19.9µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.383mg	23%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	1.2mg	21%
Protein	5.54g	16.28g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.3mg	19%
Vitamin E		2.41mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	3.177g	16%
Fiber	5.5g	1.4g	16%
Sodium	422mg	753mg	14%
Phosphorus	109mg	185mg	11%
Cholesterol	5mg	35mg	10%
Copper	0.159mg	0.067mg	10%
Fats	5.15g	11.19g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.23mg	8%
Vitamin K		8.5µg	7%
Starch		16.5g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	4.481g	6%
Choline		35.3mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.13µg	5%
Calories	155kcal	250kcal	5%
Magnesium	43mg	24mg	5%
Potassium	358mg	245mg	3%
Iron	1.99mg	1.77mg	3%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.219mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.948g	2.123g	1%
Fructose		0.97g	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	5IU	1%
Zinc	0.73mg	0.61mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0.8mg	0%
Carbs	21.63g	20.89g	0%
Net carbs	16.13g	19.49g	N/A
Calcium	61mg	58mg	0%
Sugar		3.64g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Folate	48µg	47µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.03g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.197g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.884g	N/A