Black beans, canned leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef sirloin, cooked for more protein, less sugar and less sodium.
Pick Black beans, canned for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.25 g6.63 g
- Carbohydrate0 g18.19 g
- Fibermore is better0 g7.58 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g0.25 g
- Total fat4.81 g0.32 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.87 g0.08 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.48 mg151.65 mg
- Potassiummore is better162.1 mg338.46 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better8.68 mg38.46 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.89 mg2.09 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better10.96 mg38.46 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg2.97 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.

