Calories in Moth Beans, Hyacinth Beans, Broad Beans

By NYUS Inc. · Published 29 October 2026

"Matki calories", "moth beans calories", "barbati calories", "chawli calories" and "fava beans calories" are searched in India, and no NYUS guide answers them. This guide gives 23 USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy records, per 100 g and in the portions USDA's Measures list prints: moth beans (mature seeds), hyacinth beans (mature and immature), yardlong beans (mature seeds and pods) and broad (fava) beans (mature, canned, immature and in the pod), raw or dry, and boiled with and without salt. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has its own rows for moth bean and for tender broad beans, printed beside the USDA rows below. Related pulses are on our sprouts protein page, which dal has the most protein page and green peas, French beans, cluster beans and drumstick guide.

The short answer

By USDA SR Legacy, dry yardlong beans (174281) are 347 kcal per 100 g, hyacinth beans (175210) 344, moth beans (172425) 343 and fava beans (175205) 341; boiled they are 118, 117, 117 and 110 kcal. Our reading: the four dry beans sit within 6 kcal of each other, and boiling cuts the figure to about a third because the water goes from 9.68 g to 69.2 g per 100 g in moth beans; salt never changes the kcal on these records, only the sodium (238 to 277 mg with salt against 2 to 41 mg without); and the fresh pods and immature seeds are a separate group at 46 to 88 kcal per 100 g.

USDA SR Legacy: per 100 g

Figures are as the USDA record pages print them, read on 29 October 2026. Energy is USDA's kcal with the kJ it prints beside it; water, protein, total fat and carbohydrate (by difference) are in g, then fibre (g), total sugars (g) and sodium (mg), all per 100 g. "Not printed" means the record has no such row, not that the value is zero. These are US records on US samples, not Indian averages.

IFCT 2017 rows for moth bean and tender broad beans

IFCT 2017 Table 1 prints per 100 g edible portion: water, protein, ash, total fat, total dietary fibre, insoluble and soluble fibre, carbohydrate and energy in kJ. We read these rows from the PDF text on 29 October 2026, as the mean of the regions shown; the kcal is ours (kJ divided by 4.184, to 0.1). The moth bean row is for dry seeds and the broad bean rows are for tender (fresh) beans. A multi-region mean is a different thing from one USDA record, and we do not say which is closer to what you buy. We print no IFCT row for hyacinth or yardlong beans because none exists.

The data-type label on each field, as the record shows it

USDA's record pages show a data-type label beside some fields and none beside others. This table copies what each record shows; "no label shown" means the record prints no label there, not that we left one out, and "not printed" means the record has no row for that field. We do not interpret the labels beyond printing them.

The household portions USDA prints

These are the entries in each record's Measures list, as printed; the other entry on every record is 100 g, and a few records list 100 g only. The kcal in the last column is ours: the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, shown to 0.1 with half rounding up.

The portion sums: 172425 1 cup (196 g): 343 × 196 / 100 = 672.28, so 672.3 kcal; 172426 1 cup (177 g): 117 × 177 / 100 = 207.09, so 207.1 kcal; 173805 1 cup (177 g): 117 × 177 / 100 = 207.09, so 207.1 kcal; 175210 1 cup (210 g): 344 × 210 / 100 = 722.40, so 722.4 kcal; 175211 1 cup (194 g): 117 × 194 / 100 = 226.98, so 227.0 kcal; 175253 1 cup (194 g): 117 × 194 / 100 = 226.98, so 227.0 kcal; 169234 1 cup (80 g): 46 × 80 / 100 = 36.80, so 36.8 kcal; 169235 1 cup (87 g): 50 × 87 / 100 = 43.50, so 43.5 kcal; 168533 1 cup (87 g): 50 × 87 / 100 = 43.50, so 43.5 kcal; 174281 1 cup (167 g): 347 × 167 / 100 = 579.49, so 579.5 kcal; 174282 1 cup (171 g): 118 × 171 / 100 = 201.78, so 201.8 kcal; 174306 1 cup (171 g): 118 × 171 / 100 = 201.78, so 201.8 kcal; 169222 1 cup slices (91 g): 47 × 91 / 100 = 42.77, so 42.8 kcal; 169222 1 pod (12 g): 47 × 12 / 100 = 5.64, so 5.6 kcal; 169223 1 pod (14 g): 47 × 14 / 100 = 6.58, so 6.6 kcal; 169223 1 cup slices (104 g): 47 × 104 / 100 = 48.88, so 48.9 kcal; 169359 1 pod (14 g): 47 × 14 / 100 = 6.58, so 6.6 kcal; 169359 1 cup slices (104 g): 47 × 104 / 100 = 48.88, so 48.9 kcal; 175205 1 tbsp (9.4 g): 341 × 9.4 / 100 = 32.05, so 32.1 kcal; 175205 1 cup (150 g): 341 × 150 / 100 = 511.50, so 511.5 kcal; 173753 1 cup (170 g): 110 × 170 / 100 = 187.00, so 187.0 kcal; 173798 1 cup (170 g): 110 × 170 / 100 = 187.00, so 187.0 kcal; 173754 1 cup (256 g): 71 × 256 / 100 = 181.76, so 181.8 kcal; 170377 1 broadbean (8 g): 72 × 8 / 100 = 5.76, so 5.8 kcal; 170377 1 cup (109 g): 72 × 109 / 100 = 78.48, so 78.5 kcal; 168574 1 pod (6.1 g): 88 × 6.1 / 100 = 5.37, so 5.4 kcal; 168574 1 cup (126 g): 88 × 126 / 100 = 110.88, so 110.9 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Dry beans are close, boiled beans are a third: dry yardlong, hyacinth, moth and fava beans are 347, 344, 343 and 341 kcal per 100 g; boiled they are 118, 117, 117 and 110. One USDA cup of boiled moth beans (177 g) is 207.1 kcal by our arithmetic, against 672.3 kcal for a cup of dry ones (196 g).
• Salt moves sodium, not energy: on all seven boiled pairs the kcal is identical with and without salt; sodium is 238 to 277 mg with salt and 2 to 41 mg without.
• Fresh pods and immature seeds are far lighter: yardlong pods 47 kcal, immature hyacinth beans 46, immature broadbeans 72 and fava in the pod 88 kcal per 100 g, against about 340 for the dry seeds.
• Protein per 100 g, dry: fava 26.1 g, yardlong 24.3 g, hyacinth 23.9 g and moth 22.9 g, as USDA prints them. IFCT 2017's moth bean row is 19.75 g.
• Two moth bean figures: USDA dry moth beans are 343 kcal and IFCT 2017's B016 is 1291 kJ (308.6 kcal, our arithmetic); we do not say which is closer to yours.

Why these are reference rows, not your beans

• Names are USDA's. USDA's record names are mothbeans, hyacinth beans, yardlong bean and broadbeans (fava beans); we do not say a legume sold as matki, sem, val, papdi, barbati, chawli, bakla or any other local name matches a record.
• Dry, boiled and canned are different weights. Log the one you weighed; the per 100 g rows are not interchangeable.
• US data. SR Legacy records are US samples, not Indian averages.
• Labels are printed, not judged. Calculated and the other labels are USDA's words on the record; we print them and draw no conclusion from them.
• No branded or processed rows. Snacks, namkeen and any maker's label are not covered.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Weigh it dry or cooked, and say which record. 100 g of dry moth beans (our example weight) on SR Legacy 172425 is 343 kcal; 100 g of boiled moth beans on 172426 is 117 kcal.
• Do not log boiled as dry. A cup of boiled moth beans logged against the dry record would carry about three times its energy per 100 g (343 against 117 kcal).
• Add the oil separately. If you make usal, bhaji or sabzi, log the oil you use in our ghee, oil and sugar guide.

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what these beans do to your body, including protein, blood sugar or weight questions: we have not looked up any for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition or are pregnant, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Horse gram (kulthi): SR Legacy has no such record (searches for "horse gram" and "horsegram" return 0 results), so we give no SR Legacy figure.
• Lupins (3 SR Legacy records) and winged beans (8 records, including leaves and a tuber): not covered on this page.
• A cellophane noodle record made from mung beans, which a search for "long bean" returns: a processed noodle, not a bean.
• Pigeon peas, lima beans, kidney beans, chickpeas and other pulses: other records that are on our other guides or not covered yet.
• IFCT 2017 has no hyacinth bean or yardlong bean row (PDF text searched), so there is nothing to print beside those.
• Foundation foods records, which we did not search.
• Nutrients beyond energy, water, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre, total sugars and sodium: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172425 (Mothbeans, mature seeds, raw): Energy 343 kcal (1440 kJ), protein 22.9 g, total fat 1.61 g, carbohydrate by difference 61.5 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 30 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 cup (196 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172426 (Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt): Energy 117 kcal (490 kJ), protein 7.81 g, total fat 0.55 g, carbohydrate by difference 21 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 10 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 cup (177 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173805 (Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt): Energy 117 kcal (490 kJ), protein 7.81 g, total fat 0.55 g, carbohydrate by difference 21 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 246 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 cup (177 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175210 (Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, raw): Energy 344 kcal (1440 kJ), protein 23.9 g, total fat 1.69 g, carbohydrate by difference 60.7 g, fibre 25.6 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 21 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used, kJ Calculated; portions used: 1 cup (210 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175211 (Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt): Energy 117 kcal (491 kJ), protein 8.14 g, total fat 0.58 g, carbohydrate by difference 20.7 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 7 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, kJ Calculated; portions used: 1 cup (194 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175253 (Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt): Energy 117 kcal (490 kJ), protein 8.14 g, total fat 0.58 g, carbohydrate by difference 20.7 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 243 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 cup (194 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169234 (Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, raw): Energy 46 kcal (192 kJ), protein 2.1 g, total fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate by difference 9.19 g, fibre 3.3 g, total sugars 4.08 g, sodium 2 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (80 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169235 (Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt): Energy 50 kcal (209 kJ), protein 2.95 g, total fat 0.27 g, carbohydrate by difference 9.2 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 2 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 cup (87 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168533 (Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt): Energy 50 kcal (209 kJ), protein 2.95 g, total fat 0.27 g, carbohydrate by difference 9.2 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 238 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, kJ Calculated; portions used: 1 cup (87 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174281 (Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw): Energy 347 kcal (1450 kJ), protein 24.3 g, total fat 1.31 g, carbohydrate by difference 61.9 g, fibre 11 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 17 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (167 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174282 (Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt): Energy 118 kcal (494 kJ), protein 8.29 g, total fat 0.45 g, carbohydrate by difference 21.1 g, fibre 3.8 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 5 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (171 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174306 (Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt): Energy 118 kcal (494 kJ), protein 8.29 g, total fat 0.45 g, carbohydrate by difference 21.1 g, fibre 3.8 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 241 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (171 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169222 (Yardlong bean, raw): Energy 47 kcal (197 kJ), protein 2.8 g, total fat 0.4 g, carbohydrate by difference 8.35 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 4 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 cup slices (91 g); 1 pod (12 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169223 (Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt): Energy 47 kcal (197 kJ), protein 2.53 g, total fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate by difference 9.18 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 4 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 pod (14 g); 1 cup slices (104 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169359 (Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt): Energy 47 kcal (196 kJ), protein 2.53 g, total fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate by difference 9.17 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 240 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, kJ Calculated; portions used: 1 pod (14 g); 1 cup slices (104 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175205 (Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw): Energy 341 kcal (1420 kJ), protein 26.1 g, total fat 1.53 g, carbohydrate by difference 58.3 g, fibre 25 g, total sugars 5.7 g, sodium 13 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Taken from another source--other tables of food composition, kJ Calculated; portions used: 1 tbsp (9.4 g); 1 cup (150 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173753 (Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt): Energy 110 kcal (460 kJ), protein 7.6 g, total fat 0.4 g, carbohydrate by difference 19.6 g, fibre 5.4 g, total sugars 1.82 g, sodium 5 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (170 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173798 (Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt): Energy 110 kcal (460 kJ), protein 7.6 g, total fat 0.4 g, carbohydrate by difference 19.6 g, fibre 5.4 g, total sugars 1.82 g, sodium 241 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; No adjustment; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (170 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173754 (Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned): Energy 71 kcal (297 kJ), protein 5.47 g, total fat 0.22 g, carbohydrate by difference 12.4 g, fibre 3.7 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 453 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: 1 cup (256 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170377 (Broadbeans, immature seeds, raw): Energy 72 kcal (301 kJ), protein 5.6 g, total fat 0.6 g, carbohydrate by difference 11.7 g, fibre 4.2 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 50 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: 1 broadbean (8 g); 1 cup (109 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170378 (Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt): Energy 62 kcal (259 kJ), protein 4.8 g, total fat 0.5 g, carbohydrate by difference 10.1 g, fibre 3.6 g, total sugars not printed, sodium 41 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used; portions used: none, the record lists 100 g only (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169328 (Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt): Energy 62 kcal (259 kJ), protein 4.8 g, total fat 0.5 g, carbohydrate by difference 10.1 g, fibre not printed, total sugars not printed, sodium 277 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars not printed; portions used: none, the record lists 100 g only (read 29 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168574 (Beans, fava, in pod, raw): Energy 88 kcal (368 kJ), protein 7.92 g, total fat 0.73 g, carbohydrate by difference 17.6 g, fibre 7.5 g, total sugars 9.21 g, sodium 25 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used, fibre Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used, water Analytical, protein Analytical, fat Analytical, sodium Analytical; portions used: 1 pod (6.1 g); 1 cup (126 g) (read 29 October 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 1: B016 Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia), 6 regions, 1291 kJ, PDF p. 43; D032 Broad beans (Vicia faba), 3 regions, 123 kJ, PDF p. 46; D047 Field beans, tender, broad (Vicia faba), 2 regions, 129 kJ and D048 Field beans, tender, lean (Vicia faba), 6 regions, 140 kJ, PDF p. 47 (read 29 October 2026).
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 29 October 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The portion kcal, the kJ to kcal conversions, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA or IFCT. The energy, water, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre, sugars and sodium values, the data-type labels and the Measures-list portions are exactly as shown on the USDA record pages. The names in the first column are USDA's own record names.

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