How many calories in baked beans
Half a tin of baked beans has about 160 kcal, with 9 g of protein.
Portion
To burn it off
Baked beans are haricot beans in tomato sauce, and a full English isn't the same without them. They bring protein, fibre and a bit of sugar from the sauce.
Half a tin is 160 kcal, with 9 g of protein, 27 g of carbs and about 1 g of fat. Eat the whole tin and you're at 320.
On their own they're pretty light. Beans on toast adds the bread and the butter, and a cheesy topping adds a bit more again.
Tips
- 1Go for the reduced sugar and salt tins if you eat them often.
- 2Have half a tin on one slice of toast instead of the whole tin on two.
- 3Add them to a jacket potato instead of a pile of cheese.
Where it comes from
Beans baked slowly in a pot go back to Native American cooking, and molasses baked beans gave Boston the nickname Beantown. The tinned kind reached Britain in 1886, when Henry J. Heinz brought samples to Fortnum & Mason in London and the store bought them, selling them as a luxury. Over time Heinz made the sauce less sweet for British tastes.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Wikipedia, Heinz Baked Beans
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Questions
How many calories in a whole tin of beans?
About 320 kcal, twice the half tin.
Are baked beans high in protein?
Decent for a tin of beans: about 9 g in half a tin, 18 g in a whole one.
Is there fat in baked beans?
Hardly any, about 1 g in half a tin.
How many calories in beans on toast?
Half a tin on one slice of toast is around 250 kcal before any butter. A whole tin on two slices is around 490.
Can you eat baked beans cold?
Yes, they're already cooked in the tin, so heating them is just for taste. Put leftovers in a covered container in the fridge rather than leaving them in the open tin, and eat them within two days.
