Fava beans, cooked leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Fava beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked Beans for more fiber and less sodium.
Pick Fava beans, cooked for more protein, less sugar and less saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy85 kcal110 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.6 g7.6 gWIN
- Carbohydrate12.5 g19.65 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN5.9 g5.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better4.7 g1.82 gWIN
- Total fat0.6 g0.4 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.1 g0.07 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN240 mg241 mg
- Potassiummore is better—268 mg
- Calciummore is better—36 mg
- Ironmore is better—1.5 mg
- Magnesiummore is better—43 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0.3 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.
