Wacky sodium amount for beans?

Lynette4321

My hubby and I are on a low sodium diet because he was recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The sodium in pinto beans made from dry should be close to none according to a google search. I can't seem to find beans with less than like 100 mg per serving in the database. Even for homemade plain. Am I missing something?

Lounmoun

Search the database for the phrase "Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt"
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2852?n1={Qv=1}&fgcd=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=&sort=&qlookup=&offset=&format=Full&new=&measureby=&Qv=1

Lynette4321

Thank you very much. That was very helpful

JeromeBarry1

The database also includes "Great Value Pinto Beans no salt added", and they have 20 mg Sodium per serving. That is if you are looking for something already cooked and canned.

When I cook pinto beans, I use the USDA listing "16042, Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw" and that is 12 mg sodium per 100 g dry. I control the amount of salt I add.

When you cook the pinto beans without salt and only weight them fully cooked, use "16043, Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt"

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lynn_glenmont

Lounmoun wrote: »

Search the database for the phrase "Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt"
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2852?n1={Qv=1}&fgcd=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=&sort=&qlookup=&offset=&format=Full&new=&measureby=&Qv=1

Actually, OP implies she's cooking from dried, so what she want is "Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt" (1 g of sodium per 100 g of dried pinto beans cooked without salt)

https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/4782?manu=&fgcd=Legumes%20and%20Legume%20Products&ds=Standard%20Reference

Aside from the difference between frozen and dried, immature seeds are young beans eaten in the pod (e.g., string beans, green beans, wax beans, haricots verts--pretty much all beans could be eaten this way if you catch them early enough, but unless you're growing them yourself or maybe shopping at a farmer's market, you're unlikely to find many varieties available at this stage of growth.

Dried, shelled beans are mature seeds.