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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Kidney Beans (Red)

Beans, Kidney

Red Kidney Beans (Beans, Kidney) Kidney beans are so-called, because they are shaped like a kidney, and they usually hold their shape when cooked.  One of the other nice features of kidney beans is that they absorb the flavor of the seasonings with which they are being cooked.  Kidney beans and other beans such as pinto beans, navy beans and black beans are known scientifically as Phaseolus vulgaris. They are referred to as “common beans” probably owing to the fact that they all derived from a common bean ancestor that originated in Peru.  They are high in protein (22.5%), and very nutritious.  See the nutritional chart below. The actual size of the kidney beans can be seen in the photo of the cup to the left.

Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw

Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name:  Phaseolus vulgaris
NDB No: 16032 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 cup
-------
184g
Proximates
Water
g
11.75
58
0.216
21.62
Energy
kcal
337
0
0
620
Energy
kj
1408
0
0
2591
Protein
g
22.53
61
0.225
41.46
Total lipid (fat)
g
1.06
65
0.058
1.95
Ash
g
3.37
58
0.065
6.20
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
61.29
0
0
112.77
Fiber, total dietary
g
15.2
0
0
28.0
Sugars, total
g
2.23
0
0
4.10
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
83
50
4.973
153
Iron, Fe
mg
6.69
51
0.243
12.31
Magnesium, Mg
mg
138
49
4.45
254
Phosphorus, P
mg
406
50
11.195
747
Potassium, K
mg
1359
51
24.742
2501
Sodium, Na
mg
12
44
2.153
22
Zinc, Zn
mg
2.79
51
0.064
5.13
Copper, Cu
mg
0.699
50
0.038
1.286
Manganese, Mn
mg
1.111
48
0.055
2.044
Selenium, Se
mcg
3.2
0
0
5.9
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
4.5
1
0
8.3
Thiamin
mg
0.608
48
0.046
1.119
Riboflavin
mg
0.215
48
0.008
0.396
Niacin
mg
2.110
47
0.108
3.882
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.780
32
0.022
1.435
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.397
32
0.007
0.730
Folate, total
mcg
394
32
13.422
725
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
394
32
13.422
725
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
394
0
0
725
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
0
0
0
0
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
0
0
0
0
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.22
0
0
0.40
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
5.9
0
0
10.9
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.154
0
0
0.283
4:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
16:0
g
0.136
0
0
0.250
18:0
g
0.018
0
0
0.033
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.082
0
0
0.151
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.082
0
0
0.151
20:1
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.586
0
0
1.078
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.228
0
0
0.420
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.358
0
0
0.659
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.267
0
0
0.491
Threonine
g
0.948
0
0
1.744
Isoleucine
g
0.995
0
0
1.831
Leucine
g
1.799
0
0
3.310
Lysine
g
1.547
0
0
2.846
Methionine
g
0.339
0
0
0.624
Cystine
g
0.245
0
0
0.451
Phenylalanine
g
1.218
0
0
2.241
Tyrosine
g
0.634
0
0
1.167
Valine
g
1.179
0
0
2.169
Arginine
g
1.395
0
0
2.567
Histidine
g
0.627
0
0
1.154
Alanine
g
0.945
0
0
1.739
Aspartic acid
g
2.725
0
0
5.014
Glutamic acid
g
3.436
0
0
6.322
Glycine
g
0.880
0
0
1.619
Proline
g
0.955
0
0
1.757
Serine
g
1.226
0
0
2.256
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
0
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
0
0
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18 (2005)

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