Baked beans vs. White beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baked beans and white beans

Baked beans have more selenium and fats; however, white beans is higher in iron, manganese, copper, protein, folate, and potassium.
White beans covers your daily iron needs 21% more than baked beans.
White beans contains 70 times less sodium than baked beans. Baked beans contain 422mg of sodium, while white beans contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, baked, home prepared and Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Baked beans

White beans

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+338.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+47.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.7%
Contains more IronIron	+85.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+149.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~113mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Baked beans

White beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+191.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+68.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.046mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.093mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.99mg	3.7mg	21%
Sodium	422mg	6mg	18%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.636mg	17%
Copper	0.159mg	0.287mg	14%
Protein	5.54g	9.73g	8%
Selenium	5.7µg	1.3µg	8%
Folate	48µg	81µg	8%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.091g	8%
Fats	5.15g	0.35g	7%
Potassium	358mg	561mg	6%
Zinc	0.73mg	1.38mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.94mg	6%
Choline		35.1mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	63mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.031g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.152g	4%
Calcium	61mg	90mg	3%
Fiber	5.5g	6.3g	3%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.118mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	0.14mg	2%
Calories	155kcal	139kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	21.63g	25.09g	1%
Phosphorus	109mg	113mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.229mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	280kcal	143kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	72g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2	N/A
Net carbs	16.13g	18.79g	N/A
Sugar		0.34g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.046mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.093mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.115mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.409mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	0.428mg	0.776mg	0%
Lysine	0.379mg	0.668mg	0%
Methionine	0.086mg	0.146mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg	0.526mg	0%
Valine	0.282mg	0.509mg	0%
Histidine	0.153mg	0.271mg	0%