Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
canned tuna
versus
black beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in canned tuna and black beans:
Canned tuna is high in calories and black bean has 29% less calories than canned tuna - canned tuna has 128 calories per 100 grams and black bean has 91 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, canned tuna is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to black beans per calorie. Canned tuna has a macronutrient ratio of 78:0:22 and for black beans, 26:71:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Canned Tuna | Black Beans | |
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Protein | 78% | 26% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 71% |
Fat | 22% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Canned tuna has less carbohydrates than black bean - black bean has 16.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and canned tuna does not contain significant amounts.
Black bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than canned tuna - black bean has 6.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and canned tuna does not contain significant amounts.
Black beans and canned tuna contain similar amounts of sugar - black bean has 0.23g of sugar per 100 grams and canned tuna does not contain significant amounts.
Canned tuna is an excellent source of protein and it has 292% more protein than black bean - canned tuna has 23.6g of protein per 100 grams and black bean has 6g of protein.
Both canned tuna and black beans are low in saturated fat - canned tuna has 0.79g of saturated fat per 100 grams and black bean has 0.08g of saturated fat.
Black bean has less cholesterol than canned tuna - canned tuna has 42mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and black bean does not contain significant amounts.
Black bean has more Vitamin C than canned tuna - black bean has 2.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and canned tuna does not contain significant amounts.
Canned tuna has more Vitamin A than black bean - canned tuna has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and black bean does not contain significant amounts.
Black bean has more Vitamin E than canned tuna - black bean has 0.62mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and canned tuna does not contain significant amounts.
Black beans and canned tuna contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - black bean has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and canned tuna does not contain significant amounts.
Black bean has more thiamin, riboflavin and folate, however, canned tuna contains more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both canned tuna and black beans contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Canned Tuna | Black Beans | |
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Thiamin | 0.008 MG | 0.14 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.044 MG | 0.12 MG |
Niacin | 5.799 MG | 0.62 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.124 MG | 0.184 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.217 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 61 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.17 UG | ~ |
Black bean has 150% more calcium than canned tuna - canned tuna has 14mg of calcium per 100 grams and black bean has 35mg of calcium.
Black bean has 96% more iron than canned tuna - canned tuna has 0.97mg of iron per 100 grams and black bean has 1.9mg of iron.
Both canned tuna and black beans are high in potassium. Black bean has 30% more potassium than canned tuna - canned tuna has 237mg of potassium per 100 grams and black bean has 308mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, canned tuna has more DHA, EPA and DPA than black bean per 100 grams. Both canned tuna and black beans contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Canned Tuna | Black Beans | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.071 G | 0.057 G |
DHA | 0.629 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.233 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.018 G | ~ |
Total | 0.951 G | 0.057 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both canned tuna and black beans contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Canned Tuna | Black Beans | |
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linoleic acid | 0.055 G | 0.068 G |
other omega 6 | 0.051 G | ~ |
Total | 0.106 G | 0.068 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Canned Tuna (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids) and Black Beans (Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned) .
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