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Black beans, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Mung beans, cooked for less saturated fat and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on calcium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    105 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.86 g
    7.02 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    19.15 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN8.7 g
    7.6 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.32 g
    2 g
  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.12 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    238 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN355 mg
    266 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    27 mg
    27 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.1 mg
    1.4 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    48 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1 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.

Black beans, cooked vs Mung beans, cooked · Foodatron