Pinto beans, cooked leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pinto beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Kidney beans, canned for more protein and more calcium.
Pick Pinto beans, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN6.44 g6.3 g
- Carbohydrate17.33 g18.34 g
- Fibermore is better4.44 g6.29 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better3.06 g0.24 gWIN
- Total fat0.85 g0.45 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.15 g0.1 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better186.29 mg0.7 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better223.39 mg304.9 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN45.97 mg32.17 mg
- Ironmore is better1.21 mg1.46 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better24.19 mg34.97 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.16 mg0.56 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.

