Black beans: weights & conversions
A US cup of black beans weighs about 172 g. 100 g is 91 calories and 6 g of protein.
Also written as: canned black beans.
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1 cup of black beans is about 172 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of black beans weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 172 g | 6.07 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 129 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 115 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 86 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 57.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 43 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 10.8 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.58 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 91 | 6 g | 0.3 g | 16.6 g | 6.4 g | 238 mg |
| Per cup (172 g) | 157 | 10.3 g | 0.52 g | 28.6 g | 11 g | 409 mg |
| Per tablespoon (10.8 g) | 10 | 0.65 g | 0.03 g | 1.78 g | 0.69 g | 26 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 103 | 6.8 g | 0.34 g | 18.8 g | 7.26 g | 270 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of black beans?
- One US cup of black beans weighs about 172 g (6.07 oz). A tablespoon is about 10.8 g and a teaspoon about 3.58 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of black beans?
- 100 g of black beans is about 0.58 cups — near enough to 5/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in black beans?
- Black beans has about 91 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 157 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in black beans?
- About 6 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 6.8 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of black beans?
- Kidney beans, the same amount. Milder than black beans and holds its shape a little better.