Fava beans, canned leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Fava beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked beans, canned for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Fava beans, canned for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy94 kcal71 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.75 g5.47 gWIN
- Carbohydrate21.14 g12.41 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.1 g3.7 g
- Total sugarsless is better7.96 g—
- Total fat0.37 g0.22 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN343 mg453 mg
- Potassiummore is better224 mg242 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN34 mg26 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.19 mg1 mg
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg32 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.8 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.

