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Kidney beans, canned
Kidney beans, canned1
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Pinto beans, cooked Leader
Pinto beans, cooked9

Pinto beans, cooked leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided

Kidney beans, canned: 100 g · Pinto beans, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Pinto beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Kidney beans, canned for more calcium.

Pick Pinto beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    124 kcal
    143 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    7.98 g
    9.01 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    21.49 g
    26.22 g
  • Fibermore is better
    5.5 g
    9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    3.8 g
    0.34 gWIN
  • Total fat
    1.05 g
    0.65 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.18 g
    0.14 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    231 mg
    1 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    277 mg
    436 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN57 mg
    46 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.5 mg
    2.09 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    30 mg
    50 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.2 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.

Kidney beans, canned vs Pinto beans, cooked · Foodatron