Fava beans vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fava beans and baked beans different?

Fava beans are richer in folate, copper, and manganese, while baked beans are higher in fats, iron, and selenium.
Baked beans cover your daily need for sodium 18% more than fava beans.
Fava beans contain 2 times more folate than baked beans. Fava beans contain 104µg of folate, while baked beans contain 48µg.
Fava beans are lower in saturated fat.
Fava beans have a higher glycemic index (79) than baked beans (40).

Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fava beans

Baked beans

Contains more CopperCopper	+62.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+69.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.6%
Contains more IronIron	+32.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+119.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fava beans

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+116.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5mg	422mg	18%
Folate	104µg	48µg	14%
Copper	0.259mg	0.159mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.066g	1.948g	9%
Fats	0.4g	5.15g	7%
Manganese	0.421mg	0.255mg	7%
Iron	1.5mg	1.99mg	6%
Selenium	2.6µg	5.7µg	6%
Choline	30.6mg		6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g	2.133g	5%
Protein	7.6g	5.54g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.164g	0.74g	4%
Calcium	36mg	61mg	3%
Potassium	268mg	358mg	3%
Zinc	1.01mg	0.73mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.097mg	0.136mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.089mg	0.049mg	3%
Calories	110kcal	155kcal	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Phosphorus	125mg	109mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.711mg	0.408mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg		2%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	1.1mg	1%
Carbs	19.65g	21.63g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.072mg	0.09mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	280kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	91g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.7	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	14.25g	16.13g	N/A
Magnesium	43mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	1.82g		N/A
Fiber	5.4g	5.5g	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.02mg		0%
Vitamin B5	0.157mg	0.155mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.27mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.306mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.572mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.062mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.321mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.338mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.193mg	0.153mg	0%