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Kidney beans, cooked leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Kidney beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked beans, canned for more calcium.

Pick Kidney beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    94 kcal
    127 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4.75 g
    8.67 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    21.14 g
    22.8 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.1 g
    7.4 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.96 g
    0.32 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.37 g
    0.5 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.07 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    343 mg
    2 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    224 mg
    403 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN34 mg
    28 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.19 mg
    2.94 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    27 mg
    45 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.2 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.

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