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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 iron, selenium, and monounsaturated fat, 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

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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
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

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.3%
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 Baked beans Fava beans 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%
Selenium 5.7µg 2.6µg 6%
Iron 1.99mg 1.5mg 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%
Zinc 0.73mg 1.01mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.089mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.097mg 3%
Potassium 358mg 268mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.711mg 2%
Calories 155kcal 110kcal 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 109mg 125mg 2%
Carbs 21.63g 19.65g 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.072mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 14.25g N/A
Magnesium 43mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Fiber 5.5g 5.4g 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 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%

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
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +1187.5%
Contains more OtherOther +209.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.2%
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

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
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +351.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.