How much protein is in kidney beans?

One cup of kidney beans (158 g) has 13 g of protein (191 kcal); 100 g has 8.1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

8.1g

Calories121

Carbohydrate20.8g

Fiber6g

Sugars0g

Fat0.9g

Saturated0.3g

Sodium208 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 kidney beans alone takes 309 g (about 2 cups) and 373 kcal.

#4 of 17 in Beans & canned for protein per 100 g, #7 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in kidney beans per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	8.1 g	121	20.8 g	0.9 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.3 g	34	5.9 g	0.3 g
1 cup (158 g)	13 g	191	33 g	1.4 g
1 tbsp (9.9 g)	0.8 g	12	2.1 g	0.1 g
1 can, drained (255 g)	21 g	309	53 g	2.3 g

One cup of kidney beans (158 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 69%.

One cup of kidney beans (158 g) also has 9.5 g of fiber.

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 great northern beans, cannellini beans and pinto beans and less than cooked lentils.

kidney 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 kidney beans

1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses kidney beans, macros computed the same way.

In the one library recipe that uses it, Turkey Chili, a serving has 43 g of kidney beans, which brings 3.4 g of protein: 7% of the dish’s protein.

46G
PROTEIN

Turkey Chili

75 min · 505 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a cup of kidney beans?

One cup of kidney beans (158 g) has 13 g of protein and 191 kcal, with 33 g of carbohydrate and 1.4 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of kidney beans?

100 g of kidney beans has 8.1 g of protein, 121 kcal, 20.8 g of carbohydrate and 0.9 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 175243).

Are kidney 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 kidney beans alone takes 309 g (about 2 cups) and 373 kcal.

Which has more protein, kidney beans or pinto beans?

Kidney beans, with 8.1 g of protein per 100 g against 7 g for pinto beans. Per 100 kcal: kidney beans 6.7 g, pinto beans 6.0 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175243: “Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water”, 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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