Cooked black beans are 132 calories per 100g, with 9g of protein and 15g of fiber per cup. They're one of the highest-fiber foods you can buy and a default protein in plant-based meal prep. Canned beans are similar; rinse to drop sodium.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical black beans serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at black beans and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreBlack Beans has approximately 132 calories per 100g (cooked). A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (172g) — comes in at 227 calories.
8.9g of protein per 100g (cooked). That puts black beans at roughly 6.7g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other legumes sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With SpotWell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Black Beans sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.