Black beans, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Black beans, cooked: 100 g · Split peas, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Split peas, cooked for less saturated fat, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy132 kcal118 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g8.34 g
- Carbohydrate23.71 g21.1 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.7 g8.3 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.32 g2.9 g
- Total fat0.54 g0.39 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg2 mg
- Potassiummore is better355 mg362 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN27 mg14 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg1.29 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN70 mg36 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.4 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.

