Black beans, cooked vs Great northern beans, cooked

Black beans, cooked4

Great northern beans, cooked4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

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

Pick Great northern beans, cooked for more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
132 kcal
118 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN8.86 g
8.33 g
Carbohydrate
23.71 g
21.09 g
Fibermore is better
WIN8.7 g
7 g
Total sugarsless is better
0.32 g
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Total fat
0.54 g
0.45 g
Saturated fatless is better
0.14 g
0.14 g
Sodiumless is better
WIN1 mg
238 mg
Potassiummore is better
355 mg
391 mgWIN
Calciummore is better
27 mg
68 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
2.1 mg
2.13 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
WIN70 mg
50 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
1.3 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.