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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how legumes have more protein per weight than ground beef?

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

80/20 ground beef has 17g of protein per 100g, lentils have 9g per 100g

[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

maybe its per dry solids? yeah something doesnt seem right though.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, that's what it is, which is a useless metric.

Cooked Pinto beans are 9 grams of protein per 100 grams.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say so, since it's a comparison of price vs protein. You don't tend to buy wet beans (unless they're canned), so it's a reasonable graph considering.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's dry weight. I just checked the labels on my beans at home. They all approximately 7g protein per 35g beans (i.e. 20g protein per 100g beans).

Most likely dried legumes vs uncooked meat that is full of water.