How Much Protein Is in Black Beans?
7.7 g in 1/2 cup cooked
Black beans bring protein and fiber together with the carbs to fuel a session, which makes them a genuinely useful base rather than just a side. Pair them with rice to round out the amino acids.
Black Beans nutrition (cooked)
Values are approximate, based on USDA FoodData Central, cooked. Actual numbers vary by brand, cut, and preparation.
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Black Beans, answered
Black Beans has about 15.3 g of protein in 1 cup cooked, and about 7.7 g in 1/2 cup cooked.
About 227 calories in 1 cup cooked, or about 114 in 1/2 cup cooked.
Black Beans are a useful contributor rather than your main protein: 1 cup cooked adds about 15.3 g, with around 27% of the calories coming from protein. Build the meal around a denser source and let black beans top them up.
Not quite. Only about 27% of the calories in black beans come from protein, short of the roughly 40% bar that counts as a high-protein food, so treat black beans as a contributor rather than a main protein source.
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