🫘 Bean Converter
Convert dried beans to cooked, canned beans to dried — with yield data for black beans, chickpeas, lentils, and more
| Bean Type | 1 cup Dried | Yield Ratio | 1 can (15oz) | 1 lb Dried | Soak? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beans | 2.5 cups cooked | 2.5:1 | 1.75 cups | 6.25 cups | Yes |
| Chickpeas | 2.5 cups cooked | 2.5:1 | 1.75 cups | 6.25 cups | Yes |
| Kidney Beans | 2.25 cups cooked | 2.25:1 | 1.75 cups | 5.6 cups | Yes |
| Pinto Beans | 2.5 cups cooked | 2.5:1 | 1.75 cups | 6.25 cups | Yes |
| Navy Beans | 2.75 cups cooked | 2.75:1 | 1.75 cups | 6.9 cups | Yes |
| Green Lentils | 2.25 cups cooked | 2.25:1 | 1.75 cups | 5.6 cups | No |
| Cannellini | 2.5 cups cooked | 2.5:1 | 1.75 cups | 6.25 cups | Yes |
| Split Peas | 2.0 cups cooked | 2.0:1 | 1.75 cups | 5.0 cups | No |
| Bean | Dry g/cup | Cooked g/cup | Cook Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beans | 185g | 172g | 60-90 min | Soak 8 hrs |
| Chickpeas | 200g | 164g | 90-120 min | Soak overnight |
| Kidney Beans | 185g | 177g | 60-90 min | Boil 10 min first |
| Pinto Beans | 193g | 171g | 60-90 min | Soak 8 hrs |
| Navy Beans | 182g | 182g | 45-60 min | Small, quick cook |
| Green Lentils | 192g | 198g | 20-30 min | No soaking needed |
| Cannellini | 178g | 179g | 60-90 min | Soak 8 hrs |
| Split Peas | 196g | 196g | 30-45 min | No soaking needed |
bean form the seeds of various plants from the legume family, known also as Fabaceae. One uses them as food for folks or as animal feed for animals. Sold fresh or kept by means of canning, those seeds become dried.
In Thailand one grew bean already of the 7th millennium BC. This family forms more than 20 000 species. Between edible types are chickpeas, lentils, peas, lima bean, broad bean, peak bean, soybeans, black bean, yard-long bean and many others.
Beans: Types, Health and Cooking
They are rich in fibers, proteins and various nutrients. Bean give folate, iron, potassium and magnesium, while they have only little or any fat, trans-fats, sodium or cholesterol. Especially white bean are rich in fibers and proteins, and they well provide folate, magnesium and vitamin B6. More bean in the diet could help improve the gneral shape.
One finds bush and polar bean. Bush bean rise only to 40 until 60 cm and do not need support. They give the biggest part of there seeds quickly and later halt product.
Like this they work for growing big amount at once for freeze.
The gentle Mexican bean works for all foods, since refried bean until charro bean, soups and stews. Lima bean and big bean have strong size, but their taste stays calm and gentle, what well fits when one stews them in delicious sauces. Chickpeas have creamy texture and commonly appear in many stews, especially from India, Middle East and North Africa.
Baked bean symbolise both American and British cooking tradition. They are made up of little white haricot or navy bean, cooked or stewed in sauce. Their fame come of the mix of sweet, sour, bacon-flavored and tomato-flavored tones.
Dry bean cost half until third compared to canned, according to the species and the brand. Sudden dip of bean mostly is not needed, if they are years old or from big store of foods. To the contrary, truly fresh bean maybe result more bad after dip.
Other method is soaking them with half spoon of baking soda settled in water, what softens them and reduce the gas.
Many bean and dried foods carry lectins, that is proteins able toxic for folks. Dip and boiling of bean lower the content of lectins. One need boil bean at least ten minutes to ensure their safety.
Slow cookers not always reach the needed heat to remove the toxins, especially at kidneybean or cannellini bean.
Daily eat half of cup of bean meet the weekly dietary tips for legumes. The USDA MyPlate consider bean at once as legumes and as base for proteins from bean, so that add more of them to the meal plan is not difficult cause. The healthiest way to prepare bean are cook them from scratch by means of boiling, stewing or slow cook, without too much fat or sodium.