How much protein is in fat-free refried beans?

One cup of fat-free refried beans (231 g) has 12 g of protein (182 kcal); 100 g has 5.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

5.3g

Calories79

Carbohydrate13.5g

Fiber4.7g

Sugars0.6g

Fat0.5g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium350 mg

6.7 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictGood protein source

6.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (27% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.

25 g of protein from fat-free refried beans alone takes 472 g (about 2 cups) and 373 kcal.

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

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in fat-free refried beans per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	5.3 g	79	13.5 g	0.5 g
1 oz (28 g)	1.5 g	22	3.8 g	0.1 g
1 cup (231 g)	12 g	182	31 g	1.2 g
1 tbsp (14 g)	0.8 g	11	1.9 g	0.1 g
1 can (454 g)	24 g	359	61 g	2.3 g

One cup of fat-free refried beans (231 g) is 10% 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 68%.

One cup of fat-free refried beans (231 g) also has 11 g of fiber and 808 mg of sodium (35% 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 cannellini beans and tomato paste and less than canned tuna and cooked lentils.

fat-free refried beans compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Canned tuna	19.4 g	86	22.6 g
Cooked lentils	9 g	114	7.9 g
Fat-free refried beans	5.3 g	79	6.7 g
Cannellini beans	7.3 g	114	6.4 g
Tomato paste	4.3 g	82	5.2 g

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Recipes with fat-free refried beans

2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use fat-free refried beans, macros computed the same way.

Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 71 g of fat-free refried beans on average, which brings 3.8 g of protein: 7% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Chicken Tostadas with Mango Salsa, at 11% of the protein.

53G
PROTEIN

Chicken Tostadas with Mango Salsa

45 min · 614 kcal

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Crispy Oven Beef Tacos

50 min · 536 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a cup of fat-free refried beans?

One cup of fat-free refried beans (231 g) has 12 g of protein and 182 kcal, with 31 g of carbohydrate and 1.2 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of fat-free refried beans?

100 g of fat-free refried beans has 5.3 g of protein, 79 kcal, 13.5 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172465).

Are fat-free refried beans a good source of protein?

Good protein source: 6.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (27% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from fat-free refried beans alone takes 472 g (about 2 cups) and 373 kcal.

Which has more protein, fat-free refried beans or tomato paste?

Fat-free refried beans, with 5.3 g of protein per 100 g against 4.3 g for tomato paste. Per 100 kcal: fat-free refried beans 6.7 g, tomato paste 5.2 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172465: “Refried beans, canned, fat-free”, 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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