How many calories in black beans
A portion of cooked black beans has about 205 kcal, with 13 g of protein and barely any fat.
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To burn it off
Black beans are a mix of carbs, protein and a lot of fibre, with only about 1 g of fat. That's why they keep you full for so long.
They're behind every burrito bowl, quesadilla and veggie chilli. In a burrito place they're often the most filling thing in the wrap.
The beans themselves are simple. It's the cheese, sour cream and tortilla around them that does the adding up.
Tips
- 1Swap half the mince in a chilli for black beans.
- 2In a burrito bowl, get beans and salad and go lighter on the rice.
- 3Rinse tinned beans before you use them to get rid of the salty liquid.
Where it comes from
Black beans are a variety of the common bean, a plant from the Americas. Genetic studies show it was domesticated twice, once in Mexico, probably in the Oaxaca valley, and once separately in the Andes. Farmers there grew beans for thousands of years beside maize and squash, and Europeans only got to know them after Columbus.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Genome Biology (via PubMed Central), Genomic history of the origin and domestication of common bean
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Questions
Are black beans high in protein?
For a plant food, yes. A portion has about 13 g.
How many calories in a tin of black beans?
A drained tin is about two portions, so roughly 410 kcal.
Are black beans mostly carbs?
Yes, about 36 g in a portion, with plenty of that as fibre.
Do I weigh black beans dry or cooked?
The 205 kcal is for 150 g cooked. If you weigh them dry, about 60 g of dried beans cooks up to that, they swell to about two and a half times their weight.
How many calories in black beans and rice?
A portion of beans (205 kcal) with about 150 g of cooked white rice (195) comes to around 400 kcal, with 17 g of protein.
