10 Things You Did Not Know About Baked Beans

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10 Things You Did Not Know About Baked Beans

 

 

They're a staple quick meal in many houses, but just how nutritious

are they for you and your family?

 

 

1. Baked Beans count as a vegetable serve. A cup of baked beans is

equal to more than 1.5 serves of vegetables

 

2. Baked beans contain energy giving, low glycaemic index carbohydrates

 

3. A cup of baked beans is a great source of protein with more than 10

grams of protein equal to 50 gram steak or 1 1/2 eggs.

 

4. The fibre in a cup of baked beans is 12 grams equal to more than 8

large sandwich slices multigrain bread, or 1 1/4 cups toasted muesli

or 4 medium unpeeled green apples

 

5. Baked Beans are international. Versions of baked beans are found in

many countries from France home of the cassoulet through to the USA

with Boston (Navy) Baked Beans.

 

6. A cup of baked beans is about 900 kilojoules or just less than 10%

daily intake energy requirement for the average person.

 

7. Baked beans are low in fat (less than 1%) with less than 2 grams of

fat per cup. They are super low in saturated fats and as a vegetable

contain no cholesterol.

 

8. Most baked beans are also an excellent source of tomato containing

the antioxidant lycopene

 

9. Baked beans contain folate a vitamin essential to release the

energy in our food. One cup of Baked Beans provides more than 25% of

the daily requirement (RDI 400 micrograms/day adults and teenagers))

 

10. We do not have digestive enzymes for all carbohydrates including

raffinose found in dried beans and legumes. Gut micro-flora break down

this carbohydrate and a byproduct is gas. Raffinose can be reduced in

beans that are soaked first and the water discarded.