Black beans, canned leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Black beans, canned: 100 g · Lima beans, canned: 100 g.
The verdict
Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, canned for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Lima beans, canned for less saturated fat and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy91 kcal79 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN6.03 g4.93 g
- Carbohydrate16.55 g14.91 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.9 g4.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.23 g—
- Total fat0.29 g0.17 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.08 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN138 mg336 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN308 mg220 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN35 mg21 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.9 mg1.81 mg
- Magnesiummore is better35 mg39 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.7 mg0 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.

