Black beans, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
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 Great northern beans, canned for less saturated fat, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy132 kcal114 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g7.37 g
- Carbohydrate23.71 g21.02 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.7 g4.9 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.32 g1.41 g
- Total fat0.54 g0.39 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.12 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg370 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN355 mg351 mg
- Calciummore is better27 mg53 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg1.57 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN70 mg51 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.3 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.

