Food calories · USDA data
Calories in pinto beans
245 calories
in 1 cup, 171 g
- Protein
- 15.4 g
- Carbs
- 44.8 g
- Fat
- 1.1 g
- Fiber
- 15.4 g
Pinto beans have 245 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 171 g. Per 100 g, pinto beans have 143 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 71%, come from carbohydrate. It gives 15.4 g of protein, 31% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high. This portion has 15.4 g of fiber, 55% of the 28 g Daily Value: high by the FDA's guide.
It takes 70 g of pinto beans to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.4 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 171 g | 245 | 15.4 g | 44.8 g | 1.1 g |
| 1 tbsp | 10.6 g | 15 | 1 g | 2.8 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 40 | 2.5 g | 7.4 g | 0.2 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 143 | 9 g | 26.2 g | 0.7 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your pinto 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: 25% of calories (9 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 71% (26.2 g per 100 g, of which 9 g fiber)
- Fat: 4% (0.7 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, black beans has the fewest calories of these four (132 per 100 g) and tofu the most (144).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinto beans | 143 | 9 g | 26.2 g | 0.7 g |
| Tofu | 144 | 17.3 g | 2.8 g | 8.7 g |
| Navy beans | 140 | 8.2 g | 26.1 g | 0.6 g |
| Black beans | 132 | 8.9 g | 23.7 g | 0.5 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in pinto beans?
Pinto beans have 245 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 171 g, and pinto beans has 143 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do pinto beans have?
1 cup (171 g) has 15.4 g of protein, 31% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 9 g.
How many carbs do pinto beans have?
1 cup has 44.8 g of carbohydrate, including 15.4 g of fiber, and 1.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (FDC ID 175200). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.