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Black beans, cooked
Black beans, cooked3
VS
Pinto beans, cooked Leader
Pinto beans, cooked5

Pinto beans, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Black beans, cooked: 100 g · Pinto beans, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

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

Pick Black beans, cooked for less sugar, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Pinto beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on saturated fat and sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    143 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.86 g
    9.01 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    26.22 g
  • Fibermore is better
    8.7 g
    9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.32 g
    0.34 g
  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.65 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.14 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1 mg
    1 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    355 mg
    436 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    27 mg
    46 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.1 mg
    2.09 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    50 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.8 mgWIN
  • 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.

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