Refried beans vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between refried beans and chocolate brownie?

Refried beans are higher in vitamin C, yet chocolate brownie is higher in copper, vitamin A, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and phosphorus.
Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 33% more.
Refried beans have 20 times more vitamin C than chocolate brownie. While refried beans have 6mg of vitamin C, chocolate brownie has only 0.3mg.
The amount of saturated fat in refried beans is lower.

We used Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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.

Refried beans

Chocolate brownie

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+81.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+51.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+96.6%
Contains more IronIron	+27.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+67.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+103.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+98.3%

~equal in Sodium ~343mg

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.

Refried beans

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+140.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+163.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.094mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.543g	9.412g	59%
Fats	2.01g	29.1g	42%
Saturated fat	0.631g	7.319g	30%
Copper	0.129mg	0.388mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	0.601g	10.839g	26%
Cholesterol	0mg	73mg	24%
Histidine	153mg	0.136mg	22%
Vitamin A	0µg	176µg	20%
Calories	90kcal	466kcal	19%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Manganese	0.289mg	0.587mg	13%
Carbs	13.55g	50.2g	12%
Selenium	5.8µg	11.5µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.079mg	0.19mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Phosphorus	92mg	132mg	6%
Vitamin C	6mg	0.3mg	6%
Iron	1.44mg	1.84mg	5%
Folate	11µg	29µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.076mg	0.141mg	5%
Potassium	319mg	176mg	4%
Magnesium	35mg	53mg	4%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.97mg	4%
Choline	21.2mg		4%
Vitamin B3	0.367mg	0.982mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.189mg	0.328mg	3%
Calcium	29mg	57mg	3%
Starch	7.43g		3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Protein	4.98g	6.2g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.103mg	0.094mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.09mg		1%
Sodium	370mg	343mg	1%
Net carbs	9.85g	50.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.54g		N/A
Trans fat	0.016g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.065mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.438mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.377mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.287mg	0.323mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.169g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.36g		N/A