Baked beans vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between baked beans and dough

Baked beans are richer in fiber, yet dough is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, folate, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 48% higher.
Baked beans contain 4 times more saturated fat than dough. Baked beans contain 1.948g of saturated fat, while dough contains 0.529g.
Baked beans have a lower glycemic index than dough.

Food types used in this article are Beans, baked, home prepared and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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

Dough

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+206%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.9%

Contains more IronIron	+96.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+126.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+401.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.152mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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

Dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+422.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+771.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1080.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+156.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.71mg	48%
Selenium	5.7µg	28.6µg	42%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.427mg	29%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	4.817mg	28%
Iron	1.99mg	3.91mg	24%
Folate	48µg	123µg	19%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.577mg	14%
Fiber	5.5g	2.2g	13%
Carbs	21.63g	51.88g	10%
Protein	5.54g	10.75g	10%
Sodium	422mg	602mg	8%
Potassium	358mg	117mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.529g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.455mg	6%
Calories	155kcal	272kcal	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.362g	4%
Fats	5.15g	2.42g	4%
Zinc	0.73mg	1.04mg	3%
Magnesium	43mg	32mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.855g	1%
Choline		8mg	1%
Phosphorus	109mg	105mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.7µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.21mg	1%
Calcium	61mg	52mg	1%
Copper	0.159mg	0.152mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.107mg	1%
Net carbs	16.13g	49.68g	N/A
Sugar		4.62g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.005g	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 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.788g	N/A