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French beans, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

French beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Black beans, canned for less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick French beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    91 kcal
    129 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.03 g
    7.05 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    16.55 g
    24.02 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.9 g
    9.4 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.23 g
  • Total fat
    0.29 g
    0.76 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.08 g
    0.08 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN138 mg
    242 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    308 mg
    370 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    35 mg
    63 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.9 mg
    1.08 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    35 mg
    56 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.7 mg
    1.2 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.

Black beans, canned vs French beans, cooked · Foodatron