The Calories In Beans Vary A Bit Depending On The Types Of Beans

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We used the USDA Nutrition Database to calculate the calories in beans, peas, and lentils for the chart below. We ignored items made with processed soy. We included traditional soy products like tofu and tempeh. We were amazed at how many different legumes and legume products we found. We are big bean lovers, but a few types of beans were totally new to us.

These beautiful beans are Christmas limas

You will see that most beans' calorie content falls in the range of 30 - 40 calories per ounce, which is fine for our vegan weight loss plan.

Chickpeas (garbanzos) are a tad bit higher because they contain a little more natural fat.

Soy bean calories are even higher because they are about 40% fat, and that increases their calorie density.

Peanuts are also legumes, but their nutrition profile is more like that of nuts. Their calorie density is off the charts: 166 calories per ounce of dry roasted peanuts.

The calories in beans and other legumes

In the chart below, the calorie density numbers are for mature dried beans, cooked in water until tender. Canned beans would have a similar calorie density. Sprouted beans (not listed here) would have a lower calorie density because they contain less starch and more water. For an explanation of calorie density, see this information on the calorie content of foods.

Bean/ Legume Product	Calories per Ounce	Bean/ Legume Product	Calories per Ounce
tofu, soft	17	kidney beans	36
tofu, firm	20	lima beans, baby	36
okara	22	black beans	37
tofu, regular	22	french beans	37
green peas	24	cranberry (roman)	39
mung beans	30	white beans, large	39
mungo beans	30	white, small (navy)	40
broadbeans (fava)	31	pinto beans	41
cowpeas (blackeyes)	33	yellow beans	41
great northern	33	pink beans	42
hyacinth beans	33	winged beans	42
lentils	33	chickpeas (garbanzos)	46
lima beans, large	33	soy beans, cooked	49
mothbeans	33	soy tempeh	55
split peas	33	miso	56
yardlong beans	33	natto	60
lupins	34	peanuts, boiled	90
pigeon peas	34	soy beans, dry roasted	128
adzuki beans	36	peanuts, dry roasted	166

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