QUICK ANSWER
How many calories are in broadbeans fava beans?
Broadbeans Fava Beans provides 110 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.” The same weight contains 7.6 g protein, 19.6 g carbohydrate, 0.4 g fat and 5.4 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, carbohydrate is the leading macronutrient in this record.
THE SOURCE NUMBERS
Broadbeans Fava Beans nutrition facts per 100 g
The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 173753. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.
CALCULATED PORTIONS
Calories at different gram weights
These are transparent calculations from the 110-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.
MACRO PROFILE
What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean
Carbohydrate is reported for the selected broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.
This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.
Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.
This record is comparatively fibre-rich by weight. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.
ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE
Reference state and related variants
Legume records depend on mature or immature state, dry versus cooked weight, draining and added salt. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.
Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Best complete common-state record; use FDC 173753 instead of spreadsheet primary FDC 175205.
SR Legacy · FDC 173753- Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned
- Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
- Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
- Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw
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How to use this number accurately
- Match the state.Use this page only when “Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
- Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
- Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 1.1 to estimate calories from this exact record.
- Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.
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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY
Where the nutrition values come from
Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 173753: “Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.
Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.