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Navy beans, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Navy beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Navy beans, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Pinto beans, cooked for more protein, less sugar and more potassium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.88 g
    6.3 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.61 g
    18.34 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.5 g
    6.29 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.26 g
    0.24 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.44 g
    0.45 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.07 g
    0.1 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0 mg
    0.7 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    277.86 mg
    304.9 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN49.29 mg
    32.17 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.69 mg
    1.46 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN37.86 mg
    34.97 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN0.64 mg
    0.56 mg
  • 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.