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Fava beans, cooked leads 9–0 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Baked beans, canned: 100 g · Fava beans, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Fava beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 9 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Fava beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    94 kcal
    110 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4.75 g
    7.6 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    21.14 g
    19.65 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.1 g
    5.4 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.96 g
    1.82 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.37 g
    0.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.07 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    343 mg
    241 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    224 mg
    268 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    34 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.19 mg
    1.5 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    27 mg
    43 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.3 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.

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