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Black beans, canned leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Black beans, canned for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Egg, hard-boiled for more protein and less sodium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.63 g
    8.12 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.19 g
    0.72 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.58 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.25 g
    0.72 g
  • Total fat
    0.32 g
    6.85 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.08 g
    2.11 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    151.65 mg
    80 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN338.46 mg
    81.29 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN38.46 mg
    32.26 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.09 mg
    0.77 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN38.46 mg
    6.45 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.97 mg
    0 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.

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