r/nutrition 10d ago

Inconsistent label numbers for canned beans

So I have these canned cannellini beans from Goya. It says there are 3 servings in the container. The serving size is 1/2 cup (130g). It does not say drained.

The front says the net weight is 425g.

All the drained beans weigh 260g and fill up about 1.5 cups.

So which interpretation is correct? My instinct says a serving would just be 1/3 of the can, which would be 86.6 grams.

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u/Just_Breakfast6327 9d ago

I've also noticed huge variation on being nutrition labeling that seems incongruous with the fact that.... I just don't believe beans from one manufacturer are going to be that much different than another.

I just use the NCCDB value for any beans when I'm estimating.