Crouton vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crouton and baked beans?

Crouton is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, folate, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin B5, yet baked beans are higher in potassium.
Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% more.
Crouton has 13 times more vitamin B3 than baked beans. While crouton has 5.439mg of vitamin B3, baked beans have only 0.408mg.
The amount of sodium in baked beans is lower.
The glycemic index of baked beans is lower.

We used Croutons, plain and Beans, baked, home prepared types 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.

Crouton

Baked beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.6%
Contains more IronIron	+105%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+96.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+557.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+188.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.159mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~109mg

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.

Crouton

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+358.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+455.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1233.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+176.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+175%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+246.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg	5.7µg	58%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.136mg	41%
Vitamin B3	5.439mg	0.408mg	31%
Iron	4.08mg	1.99mg	26%
Folate	132µg	48µg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.049mg	17%
Carbs	73.5g	21.63g	17%
Protein	11.9g	5.54g	13%
Calories	407kcal	155kcal	13%
Sodium	698mg	422mg	12%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.255mg	11%
Potassium	124mg	358mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.155mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.09mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.273g	0.74g	4%
Magnesium	31mg	43mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.059g	2.133g	2%
Fats	6.6g	5.15g	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.51g	1.948g	2%
Fiber	5.1g	5.5g	2%
Calcium	76mg	61mg	2%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.73mg	1%
Phosphorus	115mg	109mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Net carbs	68.4g	16.13g	N/A
Copper	0.163mg	0.159mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.14mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.456mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.832mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.278mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.211mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.586mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.514mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.153mg	0%