USDA food category

Legumes and Legume Products

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

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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)

→ 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.

Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.