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Black beans, canned leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for less saturated fat and more magnesium.

Pick Black beans, canned for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.38 g
    6.63 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.5 g
    18.19 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.11 g
    7.58 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.25 g
  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    0.32 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.07 g
    0.08 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    189.68 mg
    151.65 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    318.25 mg
    338.46 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    23.02 mg
    38.46 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.9 mg
    2.09 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN42.06 mg
    38.46 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    2.97 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.

Baby lima beans, cooked vs Black beans, canned · Foodatron