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

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How are baked beans and french beans different?

Baked beans are richer in iron, selenium, and fats, while french beans is higher in fiber, folate, and manganese.
Baked beans cover your daily need for sodium 18% more than french beans.
Baked beans contain 23 times more saturated fat than french beans. Baked beans contain 1.948g of saturated fat, while french beans contains 0.083g.
French beans is lower in sodium.
Baked beans have a higher glycemic index (40) than french beans (20).

Beans, baked, home prepared and Beans, french, 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

French beans

Contains more IronIron	+84.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+375%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+49.8%

~equal in Calcium ~63mg

~equal in Potassium ~370mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~102mg

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

French beans

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~1.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.13mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	422mg	6mg	18%
Fiber	5.5g	9.4g	16%
Iron	1.99mg	1.08mg	11%
Selenium	5.7µg	1.2µg	8%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.083g	8%
Fats	5.15g	0.76g	7%
Folate	48µg	75µg	7%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.382mg	6%
Copper	0.159mg	0.115mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.052g	5%
Protein	5.54g	7.05g	3%
Magnesium	43mg	56mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.453g	2%
Calories	155kcal	129kcal	1%
Carbs	21.63g	24.02g	1%
Zinc	0.73mg	0.64mg	1%
Phosphorus	109mg	102mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.13mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	0.546mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.222mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.105mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	5.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	280kcal	183kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	6.1	N/A
Vitamin C	1.1mg	1.2mg	0%
Net carbs	16.13g	14.62g	N/A
Calcium	61mg	63mg	0%
Potassium	358mg	370mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.297mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.428mg	0.563mg	0%
Lysine	0.379mg	0.484mg	0%
Methionine	0.086mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg	0.381mg	0%
Valine	0.282mg	0.369mg	0%
Histidine	0.153mg	0.196mg	0%