Black beans
as eaten · per 100 g: 118 kcal · 6.9 g protein · 6.9 g fiber
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
Why this score
solidly fillingNo single route carries this one — a moderate amount of protein, volume and fiber.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.
Per
- Calories
- 118
- Protein
- (23%)
- 7 g
- Fat
- (10%)
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (67%)
- 20 g
- of which sugar
- <1 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sodium
- 218 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
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Plant proteinHigher-scoring plant protein, ranked by fullness per calorie.
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- 61Turkey chili368 kcal · 31 g protein per serving
- 38Beef and bean burrito748 kcal · 44 g protein per serving
- 46Quinoa black bean bowl492 kcal · 16 g protein per serving
- 24Black bean brownies132 kcal · 4 g protein per serving
Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #2644285 — listed by USDA as “Beans, black, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.