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Black beans, canned Leader
Black beans, canned6
VS
Fava beans, cooked
Fava beans, cooked4

Black beans, canned leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

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 sodium, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick Fava beans, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    91 kcal
    110 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.03 g
    7.6 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    16.55 g
    19.65 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.9 g
    5.4 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.23 g
    1.82 g
  • Total fat
    0.29 g
    0.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.08 g
    0.07 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN138 mg
    241 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN308 mg
    268 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    35 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.9 mg
    1.5 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    35 mg
    43 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.7 mg
    0.3 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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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