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Black beans, cooked Leader
Black beans, cooked5
VS
Pigeon peas, cooked
Pigeon peas, cooked3

Black beans, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Pigeon peas, cooked for less saturated fat, more potassium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN6.71 g
    5.59 g
  • Carbohydrate
    17.96 g
    19.21 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.59 g
    5.54 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.24 g
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  • Total fat
    0.41 g
    0.31 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.11 g
    0.07 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.76 mg
    199.17 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    268.94 mg
    317.36 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    20.45 mg
    35.54 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.59 mg
    0.92 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53.03 mg
    38.02 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 Pigeon peas, cooked · Foodatron