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Black beans, canned leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Black beans, canned for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick Mung beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber and more magnesium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    91 kcal
    105 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.03 g
    7.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    16.55 g
    19.15 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.9 g
    7.6 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.23 g
    2 g
  • Total fat
    0.29 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.08 g
    0.12 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN138 mg
    238 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN308 mg
    266 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN35 mg
    27 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.9 mg
    1.4 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    35 mg
    48 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.7 mg
    1 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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