Legume
Black Bean
Black beans (turtle beans) are small, shiny black Phaseolus vulgaris beans with a dense texture and deep, earthy flavour. Central to Latin American, Caribbean, and Tex-Mex cookery, they star in soups, rice dishes, burritos, and salads. They hold shape well when simmered and lend dark colour to broths. Dried and canned black beans are pantry staples; cooking water is often kept for body and colour.
Also known as: Frijol negro, Feijão preto
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.82 g
- Saturated Fat 0.19 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 9.33 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
- Total Carbohydrate 21.5 g
- Dietary Fibre 5.85 g
- Total Sugars 2.09 g
- Complex / starch 12.1 g
- Protein 8.84 g
- Water 69.3 g
- Energy 122 kcal
- Water 69.3 g
- Carbohydrates 21.5 g
- Sugars 2.09 g
- Monosaccharides 1.46 g
- Disaccharides 0.62 g
- Starch 12.1 g
- Amylose 3.01 g
- Amylopectin 9.04 g
- Digestible Starch 10.2 g
- Resistant Starch 1.21 g
- Fibre 5.85 g
- Soluble Fibre 2.05 g
- Insoluble Fibre 3.8 g
- Protein 8.84 g
- Plant Protein 8.4 g
- Fat 0.82 g
- Saturated Fat 0.19 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
- Vitamins 170 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.29 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.56 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 5.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 131 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.53 mg
- Vitamin K 8.5 µg
- Minerals 255 mg
- Major Minerals 245 mg
- Trace Minerals 9.2 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.02 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.29 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.11 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.56 · vitamin-b6: 0.22 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 5.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 130.7 · vitamin-e: 0.53 · vitamin-k: 8.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 9.33 · Potassium: 188 · Calcium: 48 · Iron: 3.8 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Cooked legumes deliver plant protein, resistant starch, and fibre with little fat.
History
Black bean landraces were domesticated in Mesoamerica with maize and squash.
Black beans spread with Iberian and African-Atlantic foodways across the Americas.
Black beans anchored feijoada and everyday Brazilian bean plates.
Canned black beans and Tex-Mex cuisine popularised the type in North America.