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Great northern beans, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided

Black beans, canned: 100 g · Great northern beans, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Great northern beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Great northern beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    91 kcal
    118 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.03 g
    8.33 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    16.55 g
    21.09 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.9 g
    7 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.23 g
  • Total fat
    0.29 g
    0.45 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.08 g
    0.14 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN138 mg
    238 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    308 mg
    391 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    35 mg
    68 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.9 mg
    2.13 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    35 mg
    50 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.7 mg
    1.3 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 Great northern beans, cooked · Foodatron