French beans, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Black beans, cooked: 100 g · French beans, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
French beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick French beans, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy132 kcal129 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g7.05 g
- Carbohydrate23.71 g24.02 g
- Fibermore is better8.7 g9.4 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.32 g—
- Total fat0.54 g0.76 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.08 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg242 mg
- Potassiummore is better355 mg370 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better27 mg63 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg1.08 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN70 mg56 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.2 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.

