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Great northern beans, canned leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Great northern beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Great northern beans, canned for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.05 g
    6.46 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    22.49 g
    18.44 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN4.36 g
    4.3 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    8.47 g
    1.24 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.39 g
    0.34 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.08 g
    0.11 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    364.89 mg
    324.56 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    238.3 mg
    307.89 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    36.17 mg
    46.49 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.27 mg
    1.38 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    28.72 mg
    44.74 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.14 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.

Baked beans, canned vs Great northern beans, canned · Foodatron