Calories in black beans

Cooked, boiled, without salt. 132 kcal (552 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

Black beans, boiled without salt, are a mix of starch, protein and fibre with almost no fat. At 132 kcal (552 kJ) per 100 g, they supply 8.9 g of protein and 8.7 g of fibre, a combination few foods match. They are also a good source of folate, and their sodium is close to zero when cooked from dry.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• One cup (172 g) has 227 kcal / 950 kJ, about 15 g of protein and 15 g of fibre, which is more than half the 28 g Daily Value.
• Folate is the standout vitamin: a cup provides roughly 256 µg, about 64% of the Daily Value, along with about 610 mg of potassium.
• Canned black beans list about 91 kcal and 384 mg of sodium per 100 g, against 1 mg in home-boiled beans. The extra water in the can lowers the calories, and rinsing removes some of the salt.
• Dry black beans have 341 kcal per 100 g, about two and a half times the cooked figure, because they gain that much weight in water during cooking.

Converting these figures

One 1 cup, cooked of black beans is 227 kcal, which is 950 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 181 g of black beans to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.