Black beans, canned leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, canned for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Pick Black-eyed peas, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.63 g6.66 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.19 g17.9 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.58 g5.6 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.25 g2.84 g
- Total fat0.32 g0.46 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.08 g0.12 g
- Sodiumless is better151.65 mg3.45 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN338.46 mg239.66 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN38.46 mg20.69 mg
- Ironmore is better2.09 mg2.16 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better38.46 mg45.69 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.97 mg0.34 mg
- 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.

