USDA reference food · Legumes and Legume Products
Beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
1 cup of beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt (169 g) has 250 calories, 15g of protein, 1g of fat and 9g of fiber (USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC 173795). It is one of 6 USDA descriptions of pink beans.
FoodData Central 173795, SR Legacy, in the April 30, 2026 release; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
USDA values per 100 g (SR Legacy), scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.
- Protein per 100 g
- 9.1g
- more than 51% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
- Calories per 100 g
- 149
- more than 42% of reference foods
- Fiber per 100 g
- 5.3g
- more than 89% of reference foods
What a portion gives you
Ticks: 5% of the Daily Value (FDA: low) and 20% (high)
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (FDC 173795); FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Also rich in
- Folate284 µg DFE in 1 cup (169 g), 71% of the Daily Value
- Copper0.5 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 51% of the Daily Value
- Manganese0.9 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 40% of the Daily Value
- Thiamin0.4 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 36% of the Daily Value
- Magnesium110 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 26% of the Daily Value
- Phosphorus279 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 22% of the Daily Value
- Vitamin B60.3 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 17% of the Daily Value
- Zinc1.6 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 15% of the Daily Value
- Choline62 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 11% of the Daily Value
- Vitamin E1.7 mg in 1 cup (169 g), 11% of the Daily Value
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 173795), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Where the calories come from: 73% carbohydrate, 3% fat and 24% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among USDA reference foods
| Per 100 g | This food | Share with less |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 149 | 42% |
| Protein | 9.06 g | 51% |
| Total fat | 0.49 g | 21% |
| Carbohydrate | 27.9 g | 76% |
| Fiber | 5.30 g | 89% |
| Total sugars | 0.36 g | 40% |
| Sodium | 238 mg | 68% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy and Foundation Foods: the 6,012 to 8,218 reference foods that report each value; the share of them with less per 100 g.
Every nutrient in this record (69)
The portion is 1 cup (169 g); % DV is for that portion.
Energy, macronutrients and sugars (13)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 15.3 g | 9.06 g | 31% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.83 g | 0.49 g | 1% |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 47.2 g | 27.9 g | 17% |
| Ash | 2.26 g | 1.34 g | |
| Energy | 252 kcal | 149 kcal | |
| Water | 103 g | 61.2 g | |
| Total Sugars | 0.61 g | 0.36 g | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 8.96 g | 5.30 g | 32% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.21 g | 0.13 g | 1% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.071 g | 0.042 g | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.35 g | 0.21 g |
Minerals (10)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 87.9 mg | 52.0 mg | 7% |
| Iron, Fe | 3.89 mg | 2.30 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium, Mg | 110 mg | 65.0 mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus, P | 279 mg | 165 mg | 22% |
| Potassium, K | 859 mg | 508 mg | 18% |
| Sodium, Na | 402 mg | 238 mg | 17% |
| Zinc, Zn | 1.62 mg | 0.96 mg | 15% |
| Copper, Cu | 0.46 mg | 0.27 mg | 51% |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.93 mg | 0.55 mg | 40% |
| Selenium, Se | 2.37 µg | 1.40 µg | 4% |
Vitamins (22)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retinol | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Carotene, beta | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1.66 mg | 0.98 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Lycopene | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Thiamin | 0.43 mg | 0.26 mg | 36% |
| Riboflavin | 0.11 mg | 0.063 mg | 8% |
| Niacin | 0.96 mg | 0.57 mg | 6% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.51 mg | 0.30 mg | |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.30 mg | 0.17 mg | 17% |
| Folate, total | 284 µg | 168 µg | |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline, total | 62.4 mg | 36.9 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 6.25 µg | 3.70 µg | 5% |
| Folic acid | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Folate, food | 284 µg | 168 µg | |
| Folate, DFE | 284 µg | 168 µg | 71% |
Amino acids (18)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.18 g | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.64 g | 0.38 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.68 g | 0.40 g | |
| Leucine | 1.22 g | 0.72 g | |
| Lysine | 1.05 g | 0.62 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.17 g | 0.099 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.83 g | 0.49 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.43 g | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.80 g | 0.47 g | |
| Arginine | 0.95 g | 0.56 g | |
| Histidine | 0.43 g | 0.25 g | |
| Alanine | 0.64 g | 0.38 g | |
| Aspartic acid | 1.85 g | 1.09 g | |
| Glutamic acid | 2.33 g | 1.38 g | |
| Glycine | 0.60 g | 0.35 g | |
| Proline | 0.65 g | 0.38 g | |
| Serine | 0.83 g | 0.49 g |
Fatty acids (6)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFA 14:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.20 g | 0.12 g | |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.014 g | 0.0080 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.071 g | 0.042 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.19 g | 0.11 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.16 g | 0.096 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 173795: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.
Other ways to eat pink beans
USDA lists 6 preparations of pink beans. The pink beans page puts them side by side, per 100 g and per portion.
Next questions
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov