Ingredient
Black beans
Cooked black turtle beans, as they come from a tin. They keep their shape better than most beans and their cooking liquid thickens a pot usefully, so it is worth adding rather than draining away in a stew.
- Sourcing
- Tinned is genuinely fine here. Check the tin for beans and water rather than added sugar.
- Varieties
- Tinned, Dried
- Quality cues
- Whole, glossy beans with skins intact. A tin of split, mushy beans has been over-processed.
- Substitutions
- Kidney bean, Pinto bean, Borlotti bean
- Storage
- Transfer leftovers out of the tin into a sealed container in the fridge.
- Shelf life
- Tinned years unopened; 3-4 days refrigerated once opened
Nutrition
Per 100 g
- Calories
- 91 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Carbs
- 16.6 g
- Fibre
- 6.9 g
- Sugars
- 0.2 g
- Sodium
- 384 mg
From USDA FoodData Central (#175188). Raw, edible portion.