Fava beans

as eaten · per 100 g: 62 kcal · 4.8 g protein · 0.0 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

solidly filling

Low energy density — a lot of food for the calories.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

30% of kcal

84% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.

How scores work

Per 100 g

Calories: 62
Protein: (30%); 5 g
Fat: (7%); 1 g
Carbohydrates: (63%); 10 g
of which sugar: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 277 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Plant protein

Higher-scoring plant protein, ranked by fullness per calorie.

Compare Fava beans with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #169328 — listed by USDA as “Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt”. 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.