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Corn syrup vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn syrup and beans different?

  • Corn syrup contains less fiber, copper, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, and magnesium than beans.
  • Beans cover your daily need for fiber, 22% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup has 155 times more sodium than beans. Corn syrup has 155mg of sodium, while beans have 1mg.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn syrup is 90, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.

Syrups, corn, dark 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more IronIron +27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +572.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +288.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +845.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +55.2%

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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +131.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Beans DV% diff.
Fiber 0g 5.5g 22%
Carbs 77.59g 20.49g 19%
Copper 0.053mg 0.206mg 17%
Phosphorus 11mg 104mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.15mg 12%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.4mg 12%
Protein 0g 4.8g 10%
Calories 286kcal 105kcal 9%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.13mg 9%
Sodium 155mg 1mg 7%
Potassium 44mg 296mg 7%
Magnesium 8mg 32mg 6%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Manganese 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 0.43mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 50mg 3%
Choline 13.3mg 30.8mg 3%
Selenium 2.9µg 4.5µg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.4g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.172g 1%
Iron 0.37mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 77.59g 7.78g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Beans
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +278.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +229.9%
Contains more OtherOther +327.5%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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