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

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

The verdict

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

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

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

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    110 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.86 g
    7.6 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    19.65 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN8.7 g
    5.4 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.32 g
    1.82 g
  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.07 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    241 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN355 mg
    268 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    27 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.1 mg
    1.5 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    43 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.3 mgWIN
  • 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.