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Butter vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and baked beans

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, baked beans are richer in iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 243% more than baked beans.
  • Baked beans contain less cholesterol.
  • Baked beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baked beans is 40, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared.

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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.
Butter
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1391.7%
Contains more IronIron +9850%
Contains more CopperCopper +893.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +711.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +354.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470%

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.
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +871.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Baked beans DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 1.948g 221%
Fats 81.11g 5.15g 117%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 5mg 70%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 2.133g 53%
Calories 717kcal 155kcal 28%
Iron 0.02mg 1.99mg 25%
Fiber 0g 5.5g 22%
Sodium 11mg 422mg 18%
Copper 0.016mg 0.159mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.74g 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Phosphorus 24mg 109mg 12%
Folate 3µg 48µg 11%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.255mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.136mg 11%
Potassium 24mg 358mg 10%
Magnesium 2mg 43mg 10%
Selenium 1µg 5.7µg 9%
Protein 0.85g 5.54g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Carbs 0.06g 21.63g 7%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.73mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Calcium 24mg 61mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.408mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.155mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 16.13g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.067mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.428mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.379mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.287mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.282mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.153mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +1475%
Contains more ProteinProtein +551.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35950%
Contains more WaterWater +263.3%
Contains more OtherOther +6175%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
40% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.74 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +998.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Baked beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173731/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.