Baked beans vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and chocolate brownie different?

Baked beans are higher in potassium; however, chocolate brownie is richer in copper, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for chocolate brownie is 27% higher.
Baked beans contain 2 times more potassium than chocolate brownie. While baked beans contain 358mg of potassium, chocolate brownie contains only 176mg.
Baked beans have less saturated fat.

Beans, baked, home prepared and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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.

Baked beans

Chocolate brownie

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+103.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+144%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+130.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101.8%

~equal in Calcium ~57mg

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+65.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+287.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+140.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+111.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.141mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.094mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	9.412g	58%
Fats	5.15g	29.1g	37%
Copper	0.159mg	0.388mg	25%
Saturated fat	1.948g	7.319g	24%
Cholesterol	5mg	73mg	23%
Fiber	5.5g		22%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	10.839g	22%
Vitamin A	0µg	176µg	20%
Calories	155kcal	466kcal	16%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.587mg	14%
Selenium	5.7µg	11.5µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.19mg	11%
Carbs	21.63g	50.2g	10%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Potassium	358mg	176mg	5%
Folate	48µg	29µg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	0.982mg	4%
Phosphorus	109mg	132mg	3%
Sodium	422mg	343mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.328mg	3%
Zinc	0.73mg	0.97mg	2%
Iron	1.99mg	1.84mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	53mg	2%
Protein	5.54g	6.2g	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0.3mg	1%
Net carbs	16.13g	50.2g	N/A
Calcium	61mg	57mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.141mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.094mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.428mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.379mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.086mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.282mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.153mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A