Black beans, canned vs Refried beans

Leader

Black beans, canned7

Refried beans3

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

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

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

Pick Black beans, canned for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.

Pick Refried beans for more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN6.63 g
5.53 g
Carbohydrate
18.19 g
15.06 g
Fibermore is better
WIN7.58 g
4.11 g
Total sugarsless is better
WIN0.25 g
0.6 g
Total fat
0.32 g
2.23 g
Saturated fatless is better
WIN0.08 g
0.7 g
Sodiumless is better
WIN151.65 mg
411.11 mg
Potassiummore is better
338.46 mg
354.44 mgWIN
Calciummore is better
WIN38.46 mg
32.22 mg
Ironmore is better
WIN2.09 mg
1.6 mg
Magnesiummore is better
38.46 mg
38.89 mgWIN
Vitamin Cmore is better
2.97 mg
6.67 mgWIN
Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.