can guinea pigs eat pinto beans

Can Guinea Pigs Eat Pinto Beans?

Pinto beans are

the bean commonly used for refried beans (fresh or canned) and in many dishes.

This variety is often used in chili con carne, although kidney beans, black beans, and many others may also be used in other locales (see below). (source)

So can guinea pigs eat pinto beans?

We take a look in depth at their nutritional data and find out more.

In particular, their acidic, water, sugar, fat, salt, calcium, and phosphorous content is of most interest as far as guinea pigs are concerned.

Nutritional value per 100 g
Energy 598 kJ (143 kcal)
Carbohydrates
26.22
Sugars 0.34
Dietary fiber 9.0
Fat
0.65
Saturated 0.109
Trans 0
Monounsaturated 0.106
Polyunsaturated 0.188
Protein
9.01
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv. (0%) 0 μg
Vitamin A 0 IU
Thiamine (B1) (17%) 0.193 mg
Riboflavin (B2) (5%) 0.062 mg
Niacin (B3) (2%) 0.318 mg
Vitamin B6 (18%) 0.229 mg
Folate (B9) (43%) 172 μg
Vitamin B12 (0%) 0 μg
Vit C (1%) 0.8 mg
Vitamin D (0%) 0 μg
Vitamin D (0%) 0 IU
Vit E (6%) 0.94 mg
Vitamin K (3%) 3.5 μg
Minerals
Calcium (5%) 46 mg
Iron (16%) 2.09 mg
Magnesium (14%) 50 mg
Phosphorus (21%) 147 mg
Potassium (9%) 436 mg
Sodium (16%) 238 mg
Zinc (10%) 0.98 mg
Other constituents
Water 62.95 g

source wikipedia

As you can see, pinto beans contain a huge amount of water, phosphorus, and acidic content, a little calcium, plus a hint of fat and sugar.

This means that they are not good for guinea pigs to eat at all. They should be avoided as a food that is fed to them due to their high acidic and water content.

There are far better foods for them to eat

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