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Baked beans vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between baked beans and marinara sauce

  • Baked beans have more iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, folate, and copper, while marinara sauce has more vitamin B3 and vitamin A.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 22% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains 14 times less sodium than baked beans. Baked beans contain 422mg of sodium, while marinara sauce contains 30mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, baked, home prepared and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium.

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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.2%
Contains more IronIron +155.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +265%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +418.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 3.917mg 22%
Sodium 422mg 30mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Iron 1.99mg 0.78mg 15%
Fiber 5.5g 1.8g 15%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Phosphorus 109mg 34mg 11%
Folate 48µg 13µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.024mg 9%
Copper 0.159mg 0.081mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.17g 8%
Protein 5.54g 1.41g 8%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.1µg 8%
Fats 5.15g 1.48g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.173mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.137mg 5%
Calories 155kcal 51kcal 5%
Carbs 21.63g 8.06g 5%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.2mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.377g 4%
Calcium 61mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.508g 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2mg 1%
Cholesterol 5mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.061mg 1%
Potassium 358mg 319mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 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%

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% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +292.9%
Contains more FatsFats +248%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.4%
Contains more OtherOther +51.2%
Contains more WaterWater +34.1%

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +465.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.3%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.