Canned Black Bean

Canned black beans are cooked black turtle beans packed in brine, typically sold in steel cans. They have tender skins and creamy centers with an earthy, slightly sweet flavor, and are ready to use after draining and rinsing; they hold shape in stews yet mash smoothly for dips or refried beans and come in regular, low-sodium, or seasoned varieties. Common uses include tacos, rice bowls, soups, salads, and chili.

Black turtle beans originated in the Americas and are staples across Mexican, Central American, and Caribbean cuisines. Modern canning industrially cooks and seals the beans for shelf stability, a 20th-century process now standardized worldwide.