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Baked beans vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baked beans and sweet potato

  • Baked beans have more iron, fiber, selenium, folate, and phosphorus; however, sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Baked beans have 108 times more saturated fat than sweet potato. Baked beans have 1.948g of saturated fat, while sweet potato has 0.018g.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index than baked beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, home prepared and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +103.3%
Contains more IronIron +226.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg
~equal in Copper ~0.151mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.258mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +416.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Iron 1.99mg 0.61mg 17%
Sodium 422mg 55mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.8mg 13%
Fiber 5.5g 3g 10%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.018g 9%
Folate 48µg 11µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.209mg 9%
Phosphorus 109mg 47mg 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.6µg 9%
Fats 5.15g 0.05g 8%
Protein 5.54g 1.57g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.001g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.014g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.078mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 43mg 25mg 4%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.3mg 4%
Calories 155kcal 86kcal 3%
Calcium 61mg 30mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2.4mg 1%
Carbs 21.63g 20.12g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Potassium 358mg 337mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.557mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.061mg 1%
Copper 0.159mg 0.151mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Manganese 0.255mg 0.258mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.031mg 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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +252.9%
Contains more FatsFats +10200%
Contains more OtherOther +156.1%
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
~equal in Carbs ~20.12g

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
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +213200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5185.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.