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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

how legumes have more protein per weight than ground beef?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

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

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months 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).