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Black beans, cooked Leader
Black beans, cooked7
VS
Fava beans, canned
Fava beans, canned2

Black beans, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided

Black beans, cooked: 100 g · Fava beans, canned: 100 g.

The verdict

Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Black beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Fava beans, canned for less saturated fat and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    71 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.86 g
    5.47 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    12.41 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN8.7 g
    3.7 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.32 g
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  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.22 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.04 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    453 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN355 mg
    242 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN27 mg
    26 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.1 mg
    1 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    32 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.8 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.