USDA food category

Legumes and Legume Products

According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed July 2026), legumes and legume products entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.

50
Foods (page 3)
205
Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
14.1g
Avg proteinhigh · 28% DV

Showing 101–150 foods · Page 3

Most calorie-dense legumes and legume products

Calories per 100 g across the foods on this page

  1. 1 Chickpea flour (besan) 387 kcal
  2. 2 Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram) 378 kcal
  3. 3 Beans, pinto 347 kcal
  4. 4 Beans, yellow 345 kcal
  5. 5 Beans, pink 343 kcal
  6. 6 Cowpeas, catjang 343 kcal
  7. 7 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds 341 kcal
  8. 8 Beans, small white 336 kcal
  9. 9 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes 336 kcal
  10. 10 Beans, white 333 kcal
  11. 11 Falafel, home-prepared 333 kcal
  12. 12 Chicken, meatless 234 kcal
kcal / 100g Source: USDA FoodData Central (page 3)

How the Legumes and Legume Products Category Compares

Legumes and Legume Products is one of the food groups catalogued in the USDA FoodData Central database, and this page surfaces 50 foods from that group on the current view (page 3). Among just the 50 foods on this page, the average calorie count lands at 183 kcal per 100g, with average protein of 11.6g per 100g (the full Legumes and Legume Products group of 351 foods averages 205 kcal, shown above). These per-page averages help you benchmark any single food against its immediate neighbors on this listing, a food 30% above this page's calorie average, for example, is a useful signal for portion planning.

Within this page, the most energy-dense item is "Chickpea flour (besan)" at 387 calories per 100g, while the lightest is "Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned" at 71 calories. That kind of spread is typical for USDA food groups: branded and processed entries often sit high on calories and sodium, while raw or minimally prepared entries anchor the low end. Sorting the grid by calories, protein, fat, or carbs exposes the full distribution so you can pick foods that match specific dietary goals rather than relying on category intuition alone.

Every food in the Legumes and Legume Products group links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages sourced from USDA Standard Reference, Foundation, Branded, or Survey data depending on the item. Use the sort controls to surface the highest-protein or lowest-sodium choices, or drill into any food card to see macro bars, similar foods, and brand breakdowns. For framework and interpretation help, the nutrition guides explain daily values, how to compare foods fairly, and where hidden sugars hide inside everyday categories.

→ Compare the first three legumes and legume products foods side-by-side

Beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, pink, mature seeds, raw

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Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids

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Beans, pinto, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed

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Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water

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Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids

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Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids, low sodium

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Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)

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Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, small white, mature seeds, raw

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Beans, white, mature seeds, canned

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Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, white, mature seeds, raw

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Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Beans, yellow, mature seeds, raw

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Blackeye pea, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed

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Blackeye pea, dry

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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned

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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw

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Carob flour

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Chicken, meatless

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Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried

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Chickpea flour (besan)

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained solids

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained, rinsed in tap water

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids, low sodium

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw

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Chickpeas, (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), dry

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Chili with beans, canned

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Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, raw

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Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned with pork

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Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned, plain

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Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

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Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

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Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw

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Falafel, home-prepared

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Primary source data

Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.

Key takeaways

  • Within Legumes and Legume Products, Chickpea flour (besan) is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 387 cal per 100g, while Broadbeans (fava beans) is the lightest at 71 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
  • By average calorie density, legumes and legume products ranks 18th of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
  • Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.

Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.