Cheeseburger vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheeseburgers and beans different?

Cheeseburgers have more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, beans are richer in fiber.
Cheeseburgers cover your daily need for saturated fat, 32% more than beans.
Beans contain less cholesterol.
Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheeseburgers is 66, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.

Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added 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.

Cheeseburger

Beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+138%
Contains more IronIron	+834.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+335.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%

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.

Cheeseburger

Beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+246.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+505%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+425%
Contains more FolateFolate	+191.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Choline ~30.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	0µg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	0.43mg	30%
Iron	2.71mg	0.29mg	30%
Saturated fat	6.473g	0.103g	29%
Selenium	19.6µg	4.5µg	27%
Protein	16.51g	4.8g	23%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.06mg	23%
Fats	14.72g	0.4g	22%
Sodium	515mg	1mg	22%
Fiber	2g	5.5g	14%
Manganese	0.316mg		14%
Cholesterol	43mg	0mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	0.035g	13%
Folate	70µg	24µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.15mg	12%
Copper	0.111mg	0.206mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	0.172g	10%
Calories	308kcal	105kcal	10%
Zinc	2.49mg	1.4mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.13mg	8%
Phosphorus	161mg	104mg	8%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Calcium	119mg	50mg	7%
Vitamin A	50µg	5µg	5%
Potassium	196mg	296mg	3%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	0.8µg	3%
Carbs	28.03g	20.49g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.1mg	3%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	32mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	14.99g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Sugar	4.88g	7.78g	N/A
Trans fat	0.57g	0g	N/A
Choline	28.9mg	30.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.155mg		0%
Threonine	0.571mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg		0%
Leucine	1.316mg		0%
Lysine	0.784mg		0%
Methionine	0.377mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg		0%
Valine	0.881mg		0%
Histidine	0.445mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A