Nutrition facts · Vegetables
Calories in Long beans
Raw long beans (yardlong beans) have 47 calories per 100 g, and 1 cup of sliced beans (91 g) has 43 calories. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates, with 8.4 g of carbs per 100 g, plus 2.8 g of protein and very little fat at 0.4 g.
Calories come from: Carbs 69% · Fat 7% · Protein 24%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 47 kcal | 2.8 g | 8.4 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 cup, sliced | 91 g | 43 kcal | 2.5 g | 7.6 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 pod | 12 g | 6 kcal | 0.3 g | 1 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 47 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8.4 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| of which saturated | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg |
What changes the calories
- Stir-frying, a common way to cook long beans, adds the calories of the oil used, which can easily outweigh the beans themselves.
- Sauces such as oyster, soy-based or sweet chili sauces add calories, mostly from sugar and sometimes oil.
- Cooking changes the weight of the beans as they lose or absorb water, so cooked weight and raw weight are not the same for logging.
- Long beans are often cut into pieces, so portion estimates by eye can drift; a cup of loosely packed pieces weighs less than a tightly packed one.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh the beans raw before cooking and log that raw weight for the most accurate count.
- Log any cooking oil and sauce as separate entries, since these usually add more calories than the beans.
- If you're eating a mixed stir-fry, snap a photo in BerryFit to log the dish, then adjust the oil and portion sizes if needed.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in one long bean pod?
One pod of raw long bean (12 g) has about 6 calories, with 0.3 g of protein and 1 g of carbs.
Are long beans high in protein?
Long beans have 2.8 g of protein per 100 g, so they contribute some protein, but most of their calories come from carbohydrates.
Do cooked long beans have more calories than raw?
The beans themselves don't gain calories when cooked, but frying or stir-frying adds the calories of any oil they absorb, and sauces add more. Weighing them raw makes logging simpler.
How do long beans compare to other vegetables in calories?
At 47 calories per 100 g, long beans are similar to snap peas at 42 and butternut squash at 45 calories per 100 g.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Yardlong bean, raw, FDC ID 169222); 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.
