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Baked beans, canned leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Baked beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked beans, canned for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.

Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.05 g
    5.79 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    22.49 g
    14.94 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN4.36 g
    2.79 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    8.47 g
    2.8 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.39 g
    1.73 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.08 g
    0.18 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    364.89 mg
    16.54 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN238.3 mg
    218.6 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN36.17 mg
    11.63 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.27 mg
    1.26 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    28.72 mg
    42.89 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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