Bush's Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans vs Hanover Black Beans

These are different products, not two versions of one. Bush's Brown Sugar Hickory is a sweet, saucy baked bean meant to be eaten as a side; Hanover Black Beans are plain whole beans in water, an ingredient for tacos, rice, chili and soups. Bush's has the stronger track record, with thousands of ratings and a 4.8 average, and its 28 oz can serves more people. Buy Bush's for a cookout side or a quick sweet-savory dish; buy Hanover when you want neutral beans you season yourself.

• Choose the Bush's Brown Sugar Hickory if you want a ready-to-heat sweet and smoky side dish that needs no seasoning and feeds a table.
• Choose the Hanover Black Beans if you need plain whole black beans as a base for tacos, rice and beans, chili or meal prep.