Black beans, canned leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, canned for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Falafel for less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN6.63 g4 g
- Carbohydrate18.19 g9.56 g
- Fibermore is better7.58 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0.25 g—
- Total fat0.32 g5.35 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.08 g0.72 g
- Sodiumless is better151.65 mg88.29 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN338.46 mg175.68 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN38.46 mg16.22 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.09 mg1.03 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN38.46 mg24.62 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.97 mg0.48 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.

