Nutrition facts · Beans, nuts and seeds
Calories in Fava beans (cooked)
Cooked fava beans have 110 calories per 100 g, and a 1 cup serving (170 g) has 187 calories. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates (19.7 g per 100 g), with a solid share from protein (7.6 g) and very little from fat (0.4 g).
Calories come from: Carbs 70% · Fat 3% · Protein 27%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 110 kcal | 7.6 g | 19.7 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 cup | 170 g | 187 kcal | 12.9 g | 33.4 g | 0.7 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 110 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19.7 g |
| of which sugars | 1.8 g |
| Fiber | 5.4 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| of which saturated | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 5 mg |
What changes the calories
- Dried fava beans absorb water as they cook, so the same weight of dry beans has far more calories than cooked beans, and logging dry weight as cooked (or the reverse) throws off your count.
- Cooking or dressing the beans with oil or butter adds the calories of that fat on top of the beans themselves.
- Dishes like ful medames or fava dips often include generous olive oil, tahini or other toppings that can add more calories than the beans.
- Canned fava beans are usually similar to home-boiled ones once drained, but the canning liquid and any added sauce can change the numbers.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh cooked, drained beans on a kitchen scale for the most accurate entry, since a heaped cup can hold noticeably more than 170 g.
- Choose an entry that matches the form you are eating: cooked beans for boiled or drained canned beans, and a separate dry-bean entry if you weigh them before cooking.
- Log oil, butter, tahini and other toppings as separate items, or scan your plate with BerryFit's photo meal scanning and then adjust the portions.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a cup of cooked fava beans?
A 1 cup serving (170 g) of cooked fava beans has 187 calories, with 12.9 g protein, 33.4 g carbs and 0.7 g fat.
How much protein do fava beans have?
Cooked fava beans have 7.6 g of protein per 100 g, or 12.9 g per cup.
Are fava beans high in carbs?
Most of their calories come from carbs: 19.7 g per 100 g, of which 5.4 g is fiber and 1.8 g is sugar.
How do fava beans compare to lentils in calories?
They are very close: cooked fava beans have 110 calories per 100 g, while cooked lentils have 116 and cooked mung beans have 105.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, FDC ID 173753); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
