Food calories · USDA data
Calories in black beans
227 calories
in 1 cup, 172 g
- Protein
- 15.2 g
- Carbs
- 40.8 g
- Fat
- 0.9 g
- Fiber
- 15 g
Black beans have 227 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 172 g. Per 100 g, black beans have 132 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 70%, come from carbohydrate. It gives 15.2 g of protein, 30% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high. This portion has 15 g of fiber, 53% of the 28 g Daily Value: high by the FDA's guide.
It takes 76 g of black beans to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.4 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 172 g | 227 | 15.2 g | 40.8 g | 0.9 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 37 | 2.5 g | 6.7 g | 0.2 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 132 | 8.9 g | 23.7 g | 0.5 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your black beans may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 26% of calories (8.9 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 70% (23.7 g per 100 g, of which 8.7 g fiber)
- Fat: 4% (0.5 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, kidney beans has the fewest calories of these four (127 per 100 g) and pinto beans the most (143).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black beans | 132 | 8.9 g | 23.7 g | 0.5 g |
| Kidney beans | 127 | 8.7 g | 22.8 g | 0.5 g |
| Navy beans | 140 | 8.2 g | 26.1 g | 0.6 g |
| Pinto beans | 143 | 9 g | 26.2 g | 0.7 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in black beans?
Black beans have 227 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 172 g, and black beans has 132 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do black beans have?
1 cup (172 g) has 15.2 g of protein, 30% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 8.9 g.
How many carbs do black beans have?
1 cup has 40.8 g of carbohydrate, including 15 g of fiber, and 0.9 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (FDC ID 173735). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.