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Black beans, cooked
Black beans, cooked3
VS
Cranberry beans, canned Leader
Cranberry beans, canned6

Cranberry beans, canned leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cranberry beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Black beans, cooked for more protein, less sodium and more magnesium.

Pick Cranberry beans, canned for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN6.71 g
    6.67 g
  • Carbohydrate
    17.96 g
    18.22 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.59 g
    7.59 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.24 g
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  • Total fat
    0.41 g
    0.34 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.11 g
    0.09 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.76 mg
    400 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    268.94 mg
    313.25 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    20.45 mg
    40.96 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.59 mg
    1.87 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53.03 mg
    38.55 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.96 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.

Black beans, cooked vs Cranberry beans, canned · Foodatron