Baked beans vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and fava beans different?

Baked beans are richer in fats, iron, and selenium, while fava beans are higher in folate, copper, and manganese.
Baked beans cover your daily need for sodium 18% more than fava beans.
Baked beans contain 30 times more saturated fat than fava beans. Baked beans contain 1.948g of saturated fat, while fava beans contain 0.066g.
Fava beans are lower in sodium.
Fava beans have a higher glycemic index (79) than baked beans (40).

Beans, baked, home prepared and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Baked beans

Fava beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+69.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.6%
Contains more IronIron	+32.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+119.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+62.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Baked beans

Fava beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+116.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.157mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	422mg	5mg	18%
Folate	48µg	104µg	14%
Copper	0.159mg	0.259mg	11%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.066g	9%
Fats	5.15g	0.4g	7%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.421mg	7%
Iron	1.99mg	1.5mg	6%
Selenium	5.7µg	2.6µg	6%
Choline		30.6mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.079g	5%
Protein	5.54g	7.6g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.164g	4%
Calcium	61mg	36mg	3%
Potassium	358mg	268mg	3%
Zinc	0.73mg	1.01mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.097mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.089mg	3%
Calories	155kcal	110kcal	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Phosphorus	109mg	125mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	0.711mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.9µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0.3mg	1%
Carbs	21.63g	19.65g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.072mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	280kcal	145kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	91g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	3.7	N/A
Net carbs	16.13g	14.25g	N/A
Magnesium	43mg	43mg	0%
Sugar		1.82g	N/A
Fiber	5.5g	5.4g	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin E		0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.157mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.27mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.306mg	0%
Leucine	0.428mg	0.572mg	0%
Lysine	0.379mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.086mg	0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg	0.321mg	0%
Valine	0.282mg	0.338mg	0%
Histidine	0.153mg	0.193mg	0%