Baked beans vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baked beans and gratin different?
- Baked beans are richer in iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and magnesium, while gratin is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and calcium.
- Baked beans cover your daily need for iron, 17% more than gratin.
- Baked beans contain 4 times more folate than gratin. Baked beans contain 48µg of folate, while gratin contains 11µg.
- Baked beans are lower in saturated fat.
Beans, baked, home prepared and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +115% |
Contains more IronIron | +210.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +58.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +111.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +95.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +10.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +112.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +336.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +800% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +136.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +143.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +149.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +93.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 1.99mg | 0.64mg | 17% |
Fiber | 5.5g | 1.8g | 15% |
Saturated fat | 1.948g | 4.733g | 13% |
Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 9.9mg | 10% |
Folate | 48µg | 11µg | 9% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 64µg | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.09mg | 0.174mg | 6% |
Cholesterol | 5mg | 23mg | 6% |
Calcium | 61mg | 119mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.136mg | 0.064mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.155mg | 0.387mg | 5% |
Selenium | 5.7µg | 2.7µg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.049mg | 0.116mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 20mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.408mg | 0.993mg | 4% |
Fats | 5.15g | 7.59g | 4% |
Manganese | 0.255mg | 0.161mg | 4% |
Carbs | 21.63g | 11.27g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.74g | 0.276g | 3% |
Calories | 155kcal | 132kcal | 1% |
Protein | 5.54g | 5.06g | 1% |
Phosphorus | 109mg | 113mg | 1% |
Potassium | 358mg | 396mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 16.13g | 9.47g | N/A |
Copper | 0.159mg | 0.16mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.73mg | 0.69mg | 0% |
Sodium | 422mg | 433mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.133g | 2.149g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.067mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.228mg | 0.192mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.242mg | 0.284mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.428mg | 0.443mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.379mg | 0.381mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.086mg | 0.117mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.287mg | 0.254mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.282mg | 0.325mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.153mg | 0.151mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.54 g
Fats:
5.15 g
Carbs:
21.63 g
Water:
65.17 g
Other:
2.51 g
Protein:
5.06 g
Fats:
7.59 g
Carbs:
11.27 g
Water:
74 g
Other:
2.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +91.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +20.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +47.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +13.5% |
~equal in
Protein
~5.06g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.74 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.276 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -58.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +168.1% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~2.149g