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Black beans, cooked Leader
Black beans, cooked5
VS
Lima beans, cooked
Lima beans, cooked4

Black beans, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Lima beans, cooked for more protein, 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
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.71 g
    6.78 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    17.96 g
    18.16 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.59 g
    6.09 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.24 g
    2.52 g
  • Total fat
    0.41 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.11 g
    0.08 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.76 mg
    1.74 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    268.94 mg
    441.74 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN20.45 mg
    14.78 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.59 mg
    2.08 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53.03 mg
    37.39 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.

Black beans, cooked vs Lima beans, cooked · Foodatron