How many carbs are in white beans?

White beans (dried) contains 21 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, of which 3.1 g is sugars, plus 33 g of fibre. 1 dl (75 g) gives 15 g of carbohydrate.

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15 g carbs · 190 kcal

At a glance

Carbs / 100 g
21 g
1 dl (75 g)
15 g
Fibre / 100 g
33 g
kcal / 100 g
253
FPU / 100 g
1

Carbohydrate per portion

PortionWeightCarbsFibrekcalFPU
1 tbsp 12 g 2.5 g 4 g 30 0.1
1 dl 75 g 15 g 25 g 190 0.8
100 g100 g 21 g 33 g 253 1

The slow rise (fat-protein units)

1 dl of white beans (75 g) carries 1.6 g of fat and 16 g of protein, which is 0.8 fat-protein units. That is enough for a slow rise of about 3 hours after the carbohydrate’s own peak. Counted the way the app counts it, at 10 g of carbohydrate per unit, the whole glucose load of the portion is about 23 g.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy253 kcal
Fat2.1 g
of which saturates0.5 g
Carbohydrate (available)20.6 g
of which sugars3.1 g
Fibre33.5 g
Protein21.3 g
Salt0 g

Source: Frida – Fødevaredata, DTU Fødevareinstituttet, FCDB v6.1 - May 2026. Frida entry: “Beans, white, dried, raw” (Dried pulses). Fetched 2026-09-22. Frida’s carbohydrate figure is available carbohydrate, which already excludes fibre.

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