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Black beans, canned leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Hyacinth beans, cooked for more protein, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.63 g
    6.96 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.19 g
    17.69 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.58 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.25 g
  • Total fat
    0.32 g
    0.5 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.08 g
    0.08 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN151.65 mg
    207.69 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN338.46 mg
    288.03 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN38.46 mg
    34.19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.09 mg
    3.91 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    38.46 mg
    70.09 mgWIN
  • 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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