How much protein is in cannellini beans?

One cup of cannellini beans (173 g) has 13 g of protein (197 kcal); 100 g has 7.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

7.3g

Calories114

Carbohydrate21.2g

Fiber4.8g

Sugars0.3g

Fat0.3g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium340 mg

6.4 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictGood protein source

6.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (26% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.

25 g of protein from cannellini beans alone takes 342 g (about 2 cups) and 390 kcal.

#6 of 17 in Beans & canned for protein per 100 g, #9 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in cannellini beans per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	7.3 g	114	21.2 g	0.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.1 g	32	6 g	0.1 g
1 cup (173 g)	13 g	197	37 g	0.5 g
1 tbsp (11 g)	0.8 g	12	2.3 g	0 g
1 can, drained (255 g)	19 g	291	54 g	0.8 g

One cup of cannellini beans (173 g) is 11% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 74%.

One cup of cannellini beans (173 g) also has 8.3 g of fiber and 587 mg of sodium (26% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than pinto beans and less than cooked lentils, kidney beans and great northern beans.

cannellini beans compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Cooked lentils	9 g	114	7.9 g
Kidney beans	8.1 g	121	6.7 g
Great northern beans	7.4 g	114	6.5 g
Cannellini beans	7.3 g	114	6.4 g
Pinto beans	7 g	117	6.0 g

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Recipes with cannellini beans

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Questions

How much protein is in a cup of cannellini beans?

One cup of cannellini beans (173 g) has 13 g of protein and 197 kcal, with 37 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of cannellini beans?

100 g of cannellini beans has 7.3 g of protein, 114 kcal, 21.2 g of carbohydrate and 0.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 175204).

Are cannellini beans a good source of protein?

Good protein source: 6.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (26% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from cannellini beans alone takes 342 g (about 2 cups) and 390 kcal.

Which has more protein, cannellini beans or cooked lentils?

Cooked lentils, with 9 g of protein per 100 g against 7.3 g for cannellini beans. Per 100 kcal: cannellini beans 6.4 g, cooked lentils 7.9 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175204: “Beans, white, mature seeds, canned”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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