Black beans, cooked leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Lima beans, canned for less saturated fat.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy132 kcal79 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g4.93 g
- Carbohydrate23.71 g14.91 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.7 g4.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.32 g—
- Total fat0.54 g0.17 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg336 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN355 mg220 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN27 mg21 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg1.81 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN70 mg39 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- 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.

