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

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Summary of differences between kidney beans and baked beans

Kidney beans have more folate, manganese, protein, and copper; however, baked beans are higher in selenium and fats.
Kidney beans cover your daily need for folate 21% more than baked beans.
Kidney beans have 2 times more manganese than baked beans. While kidney beans have 0.43mg of manganese, baked beans have only 0.255mg.
Kidney beans have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of baked beans is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared.

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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.

Kidney beans

Baked beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.1%
Contains more IronIron	+11.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+68.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+74.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+418.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.

Kidney beans

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+170.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~1.1mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	130µg	48µg	21%
Sodium	1mg	422mg	18%
Saturated fat	0.073g	1.948g	9%
Manganese	0.43mg	0.255mg	8%
Selenium	1.1µg	5.7µg	8%
Fats	0.5g	5.15g	7%
Vitamin K	8.4µg		7%
Protein	8.67g	5.54g	6%
Copper	0.216mg	0.159mg	6%
Choline	30.5mg		6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.039g	2.133g	5%
Fiber	6.4g	5.5g	4%
Phosphorus	138mg	109mg	4%
Calcium	35mg	61mg	3%
Iron	2.22mg	1.99mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.278g	0.74g	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Zinc	1mg	0.73mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.16mg	0.136mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.09mg	2%
Calories	127kcal	155kcal	1%
Potassium	405mg	358mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.058mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.578mg	0.408mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.22mg	0.155mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	146kcal	280kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	79g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.3	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	1.2mg	1.1mg	0%
Net carbs	16.4g	16.13g	N/A
Carbs	22.8g	21.63g	0%
Magnesium	42mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	0.32g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.03mg		0%
Tryptophan	0.104mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.319mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.41mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.736mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.607mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.113mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.511mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.5mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.153mg	0%