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

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What are the main differences between baked beans and chocolate cake?

  • Baked beans are richer in fiber, potassium, and folate, yet chocolate cake is richer in vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B12, and copper.
  • Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 18% higher.
  • Baked beans have 3 times more fiber than chocolate cake. Baked beans have 5.5g of fiber, while chocolate cake has 1.6g.
  • Chocolate cake contains less sodium.

We used Beans, baked, home prepared and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types in this comparison.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.7%
Contains more IronIron +23.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.8%
~equal in Calcium ~60mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.69mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.28mg

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%
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +334.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Cholesterol 5mg 58mg 18%
Fiber 5.5g 1.6g 16%
Saturated fat 1.948g 5.43g 16%
Fats 5.15g 15.1g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.213mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 2.761g 13%
Selenium 5.7µg 11.9µg 11%
Calories 155kcal 371kcal 11%
Carbs 21.63g 53.4g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 6.039g 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Potassium 358mg 140mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 1.137mg 5%
Iron 1.99mg 1.61mg 5%
Folate 48µg 27µg 5%
Copper 0.159mg 0.207mg 5%
Sodium 422mg 315mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.041mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.304mg 3%
Magnesium 43mg 32mg 3%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.28mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 5.54g 5.3g 0%
Net carbs 16.13g 51.8g N/A
Calcium 61mg 60mg 0%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.69mg 0%
Phosphorus 109mg 106mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.141mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +167.1%
Contains more OtherOther +39.4%
Contains more FatsFats +193.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +146.9%
~equal in Protein ~5.3g

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
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +273.1%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.