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Pinto Bean

Pinto beans are mottled legumes commonly cooked in soups, stews, bean dishes, and fillings.

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About Pinto Bean

A pinto bean is the mature seed of a mottled bean variety, used in soups, stews, bean dishes, salads, fillings, and mashed or refried preparations. It is sold dried, canned, or cooked, with the product form affecting preparation time and seasoning.

The bean has a mild, earthy, slightly nutty flavour. Once cooked, it develops a creamy interior and becomes tender, while dried beans remain firm until soaked or cooked for an extended period.

Its beige background is marked by reddish-brown speckles that often fade during cooking. Dried beans generally require soaking or extended cooking, whereas canned beans are ready to heat after draining; mashing, refrying, and seasoning further change the texture and appearance.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for pinto bean

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Pinto Bean

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pinto bean (canned)

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pinto bean (cooked)

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pinto bean (dried)

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pinto bean (immature)

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pinto bean (mature)

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pinto bean (raw, mature)

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pinto bean (raw, sprouted)

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pinto bean (raw)

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Pinto Bean nutrition & diet

Pinto Bean nutritional value

Beans, pinto, dried, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
327kcal
Protein
21.1g
Carbs
57.1g
Fat
1.6g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 13-106. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Use cooked pinto beans with the preparation stated: boiled, canned, drained, mashed, or refried. Dry beans require a different reference than hydrated edible beans. Added salt, lard, oil, stock, cheese, or sauce can materially change the finished food, so plain beans and composite dishes need separate portions.

Compare the right form: Match references to dry or cooked pinto beans, specifying canned and drained status, mashed texture, and any oil, lard, or sauce.

Diet considerations

Pinto beans are plant-origin legumes. Plain cooked beans differ from refried, canned-seasoned, or filled preparations containing lard, meat stock, dairy, or cereal ingredients. Their compatibility and carbohydrate pattern depend on portion and recipe context, especially when served in tortillas, breaded foods, rice dishes, or sweetened products.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Beans, pinto, dried, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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