Cheese sandwich vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese sandwich and baked beans different?

Cheese sandwich is higher than baked beans in phosphorus, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin B6.
Cheese sandwich covers your daily need for phosphorus, 39% more than baked beans.
Cheese sandwich contains 9 times more vitamin B2 than baked beans. Cheese sandwich contains 0.427mg of vitamin B2, while baked beans contain 0.049mg.
Baked beans are lower in saturated fat.
Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index (54) than baked beans (40).

Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Beans, baked, home prepared types were used in this article.

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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.

Cheese sandwich

Baked beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+234.4%
Contains more IronIron	+31.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+324.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+326.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.159mg

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.

Cheese sandwich

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+771.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+680.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+301.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+190%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.74g	56%
Phosphorus	382mg	109mg	39%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.255mg	36%
Selenium	24.3µg	5.7µg	34%
Fats	25g	5.15g	31%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.049mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	2.133g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.136mg	19%
Sodium	839mg	422mg	18%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	0.408mg	17%
Calories	497kcal	155kcal	17%
Calcium	204mg	61mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.09mg	13%
Carbs	58.2g	21.63g	12%
Fiber	3.1g	5.5g	10%
Saturated fat	4.129g	1.948g	10%
Protein	9.8g	5.54g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.155mg	9%
Iron	2.62mg	1.99mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0µg	5%
Folate	64µg	48µg	4%
Magnesium	54mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin A	21µg	0µg	2%
Potassium	306mg	358mg	2%
Cholesterol	7mg	5mg	1%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.73mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	1.1mg	0%
Net carbs	55.1g	16.13g	N/A
Copper	0.16mg	0.159mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	0.153mg	0%