Kidney beans: weights & conversions
A US cup of kidney beans weighs about 177 g. 100 g is 84 calories and 5.8 g of protein.
Also written as: cannellini beans, white beans, great northern beans, navy beans, pinto beans, canned beans, beans.
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1 cup of kidney beans is about 177 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of kidney beans weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 177 g | 6.24 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 133 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 118 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 88.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 59 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 44.3 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 11.1 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.69 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) | 84 | 5.8 g | 0.3 g | 15.3 g | 6.3 g | 230 mg |
| Per cup (177 g) | 149 | 10.3 g | 0.53 g | 27.1 g | 11.2 g | 407 mg |
| Per tablespoon (11.1 g) | 9 | 0.64 g | 0.03 g | 1.69 g | 0.7 g | 25 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 95 | 6.58 g | 0.34 g | 17.3 g | 7.14 g | 261 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of kidney beans?
- One US cup of kidney beans weighs about 177 g (6.24 oz). A tablespoon is about 11.1 g and a teaspoon about 3.69 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of kidney beans?
- 100 g of kidney beans is about 0.56 cups — near enough to 5/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in kidney beans?
- Kidney beans has about 84 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 149 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in kidney beans?
- About 5.8 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 6.58 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of kidney beans?
- Black beans, the same amount. Softer than kidney beans once cooked.