Black beans vs pinto beans

Black beans, boiled, unsaltedBoiled pinto beans, no salt
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 76 g of black beans or 70 g of pinto beans. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in black beans: magnesium and thiamin. More in pinto beans: vitamin B6 (3.1×) and selenium (4.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Black beans, boiled, unsalted100 cal

75.8 g · 6.7 g protein · 18 g carbs (0.24 g sugars) · 0.41 g fat

Boiled pinto beans, no salt100 cal

69.9 g · 6.3 g protein · 18.3 g carbs (0.24 g sugars) · 0.45 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B60.052 mg · 0.16 mg
    3%9%
  • Selenium0.91 µg · 4.3 µg
    2%8%
  • Magnesium53 mg · 35 mg
    13%8%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.13 mg
    15%11%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein6.7 g · 6.3 g13%·13%
  • Total fat0.41 g · 0.45 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.11 g · 0.095 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates18 g · 18.3 g7%·7%
  • Fiber6.6 g · 6.3 g24%·22%
  • Sodiumlimit0.76 mg · 0.7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium269 mg · 305 mg6%·6%
  • Calcium20.5 mg · 32.2 mg2%·2%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 1.5 mg9%·8%
  • Phosphorus106 mg · 103 mg8%·8%
  • Zinc0.85 mg · 0.69 mg8%·6%
  • Copper0.16 mg · 0.15 mg18%·17%
  • Manganese0.34 mg · 0.32 mg15%·14%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.56 mg0%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.66 mg · 0.66 mg4%·4%
  • Vitamin K2.5 µg · 2.4 µg2%·2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.045 mg · 0.043 mg3%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.38 mg · 0.22 mg2%·1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.18 mg · 0.15 mg4%·3%
  • Folate113 µg · 120 µg28%·30%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline24.7 mg · 24.7 mg4%·4%

From USDA FoodData Central: Black beans, boiled, unsalted (SR Legacy 173735), Boiled pinto beans, no salt (SR Legacy 175200). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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