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Black beans, cooked Leader
Black beans, cooked6
VS
Lima beans, cooked
Lima beans, cooked3

Black beans, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Lima beans, cooked for less saturated fat, more potassium and more iron.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    115 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.86 g
    7.8 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    20.88 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN8.7 g
    7 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.32 g
    2.9 g
  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.09 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    2 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    355 mg
    508 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN27 mg
    17 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.1 mg
    2.39 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    43 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • 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.

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