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Black beans, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Navy beans, canned for less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN6.71 g
    6.66 g
  • Carbohydrate
    17.96 g
    18.1 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.59 g
    4.51 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.24 g
    0.25 g
  • Total fat
    0.41 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.11 g
    0.1 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.76 mg
    297.35 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN268.94 mg
    254.87 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    20.45 mg
    41.59 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.59 mg
    1.64 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53.03 mg
    41.59 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.62 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 Navy beans, canned · Foodatron