Food calories · USDA data
Calories in kidney beans
225 calories
in 1 cup, 177 g
- Protein
- 15.3 g
- Carbs
- 40.4 g
- Fat
- 0.9 g
- Fiber
- 13.1 g
Kidney beans have 225 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 177 g. Per 100 g, kidney beans have 127 calories.
Most of its calories (70%) come from carbohydrate, with protein next at 27%. It gives 15.3 g of protein, 31% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high. This portion has 13.1 g of fiber, 47% of the 28 g Daily Value: high by the FDA's guide.
It takes 79 g of kidney beans to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.4 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 177 g | 225 | 15.3 g | 40.4 g | 0.9 g |
| 1 tbsp | 11 g | 14 | 1 g | 2.5 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 36 | 2.5 g | 6.5 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 127 | 8.7 g | 22.8 g | 0.5 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your kidney 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: 27% of calories (8.7 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 70% (22.8 g per 100 g, of which 7.4 g fiber)
- Fat: 3% (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, lentils has the fewest calories of these four (116 per 100 g) and black beans the most (132).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney beans | 127 | 8.7 g | 22.8 g | 0.5 g |
| Black beans | 132 | 8.9 g | 23.7 g | 0.5 g |
| Edamame | 121 | 11.9 g | 8.9 g | 5.2 g |
| Lentils | 116 | 9 g | 20.1 g | 0.4 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in kidney beans?
Kidney beans have 225 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 177 g, and kidney beans has 127 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do kidney beans have?
1 cup (177 g) has 15.3 g of protein, 31% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 8.7 g.
How many carbs do kidney beans have?
1 cup has 40.4 g of carbohydrate, including 13.1 g of fiber, and 0.9 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (FDC ID 175194). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.