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Baked beans vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between baked beans and spaghetti?

  • Baked beans are richer in iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, potassium, phosphorus, and copper, yet spaghetti is richer in selenium.
  • Spaghetti's daily need coverage for selenium is 38% higher.
  • Baked beans have 422 times more sodium than spaghetti. Baked beans have 422mg of sodium, while spaghetti has 1mg.

We used Beans, baked, home prepared and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types in this comparison.

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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% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +771.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +713.6%
Contains more IronIron +298%
Contains more CopperCopper +59%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +363.2%

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +585.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 5.7µg 26.4µg 38%
Iron 1.99mg 0.5mg 19%
Sodium 422mg 1mg 18%
Fiber 5.5g 1.8g 15%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.02mg 10%
Folate 48µg 7µg 10%
Potassium 358mg 44mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.176g 8%
Phosphorus 109mg 58mg 7%
Copper 0.159mg 0.1mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Fats 5.15g 0.93g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.131g 5%
Calcium 61mg 7mg 5%
Carbs 21.63g 30.86g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.326g 3%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.322mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.049mg 3%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.51mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Protein 5.54g 5.8g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.112mg 1%
Calories 155kcal 158kcal 0%
Net carbs 16.13g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +453.8%
Contains more OtherOther +796.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.7%
~equal in Protein ~5.8g
~equal in Water ~62.13g

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1528.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.