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Baked beans vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between baked beans and sugar

  • The amount of iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, potassium, and magnesium in baked beans is higher than in sugar.
  • Baked beans cover your daily iron needs 24% more than sugar.
  • Sugar contains less sodium.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sugar is 65, while the glycemic index of baked beans is 40.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, baked, home prepared and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17800%
Contains more IronIron +3880%
Contains more CopperCopper +2171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +7200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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%
Sugar
Sugar
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% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 21.63g 99.98g 26%
Iron 1.99mg 0.05mg 24%
Fiber 5.5g 0g 22%
Sodium 422mg 1mg 18%
Copper 0.159mg 0.007mg 17%
Phosphorus 109mg 0mg 16%
Calories 155kcal 387kcal 12%
Folate 48µg 0µg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0mg 11%
Protein 5.54g 0g 11%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.004mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 358mg 2mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0g 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.6µg 9%
Fats 5.15g 0g 8%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 61mg 1mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.019mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 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
Sugar
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +325750%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +362.2%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.