Baked beans, canned leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Baked beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked beans, canned for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Falafel for less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.05 g4 g
- Carbohydrate22.49 g9.56 g
- Fibermore is better4.36 g—
- Total sugarsless is better8.47 g—
- Total fat0.39 g5.35 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.08 g0.72 g
- Sodiumless is better364.89 mg88.29 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN238.3 mg175.68 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN36.17 mg16.22 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.27 mg1.03 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN28.72 mg24.62 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.48 mgWIN
- 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.

