Food database · Legumes & beans
Fiber content
Fiber per 1 cup (140 g): 4.3 g - that works out to 7.4 g of fiber for each 100 kcal.
| Total fiber, one serving | 4.3 g (1 cup) |
|---|---|
| Serving weight | 140 g |
| Fiber in 100 g | 3.1 g |
| Fiber per 100 kcal | 7.4 g |
| Energy, one serving | 59 kcal |
| Women 19-50 (25 g a day) | 17% per serving |
| Men 19-50 (38 g a day) | 11% per serving |
| Label Daily Value (28 g) | 15% per serving |
| Place in legumes & beans, by serving | 89th of 114 |
| Place in legumes & beans, per 100 kcal | 6th of 114 |
| Food type | Whole food |
The Dietary Reference Intakes set an Adequate Intake for total fiber of 25 g a day for women aged 19 to 50 and 38 g for men of the same ages. Measured against those, the 4.3 g in a 1 cup serving of green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat is 17% of the first and 11% of the second. US food labels use a single Daily Value of 28 g instead, which puts this serving at 15%.
Calorie for calorie, the figure is 7.4 g of fiber per 100 kcal (this serving is 59 kcal). Among the 114 legumes & beans with USDA energy data here that is 6th, and 54th across all 957. The intakes above were derived from 14 g of fiber per 1,000 kcal, or 1.4 g per 100 kcal, so this food sits above the ratio a whole day of eating is meant to reach.
Getting all 25 g from green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat alone would take 6 servings, and 38 g would take 9. Most days reach the target through several different sources.
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Portions
| Portion | Grams | Fiber | kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 | 3.1 g | 42 |
| 1 cup - this page's serving | 140 | 4.3 g | 59 |
| 1 cut piece | 2 | 0.1 g | 1 |
| 1 bean | 6 | 0.2 g | 3 |
Gram weights come from the household measures on the USDA record; fiber and energy for each portion are its per-100 g values scaled to that weight.
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4.3 g of total dietary fiber, in a portion weighing 140 g. On a US label that reads as 15% of the 28 g Daily Value.
By fiber per serving it is number 89 of 114 in its group in this database, and number 6 of 114 when ranked by fiber per 100 kcal.
7.4 g. USDA lists 3.1 g of fiber and 42 kcal in 100 g, and dividing one by the other gives the figure, whatever the portion.
About 6 for the 25 g Adequate Intake for women aged 19 to 50, or 9 for the 38 g set for men of those ages.
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central record 2709852 (Green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat, FNDDS 2021-2023). USDA nutrient data is public domain.