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Kidney Beans: Nutritional Value, Calories & Benefits - USDA Data

Dry kidney beans are a good source of fiber and vitamins and minerals. Adding them to your diet will add multiple nutritional benefits.

  1. Serving

    • The USDA defines one serving of dry kidney beans as one cup of raw, mature kidney beans. This is 184 g of kidney beans.

    Calories

    • One cup of dry kidney beans will bring 613 calories to your diet. The majority of these calories come from the carbohydrates and protein in the beans.

    Dietary Fiber

    • Kidney beans are an excellent source of dietary fiber. Adding one cup of these beans to your daily diet will add 46 g of dietary fiber. This is 183 percent of your daily recommended amount.

    Protein

    • There are 43 g of protein in every serving of dry kidney beans. This is 87 percent of your daily recommended amount of protein.

    Iron and Potassium

    • One serving of dry kidney beans has 84 percent of your daily recommended amount of iron. The beans also have 74 percent of your daily recommended amount of potassium.

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