Black beans, cooked leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Mung bean sprouts, raw for less saturated fat and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy132 kcal30 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g3.04 g
- Carbohydrate23.71 g5.94 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.7 g1.8 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.32 g4.13 g
- Total fat0.54 g0.18 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg6 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN355 mg149 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN27 mg13 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg0.91 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN70 mg21 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg13.2 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.

