Lentils, raw leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for less saturated fat and more magnesium.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy126 kcal352 kcal
- Proteinmore is better8.04 g24.63 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.31 g63.35 g
- Fibermore is better7.7 g10.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.03 g
- Total fat0.38 g1.06 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.09 g0.15 g
- Sodiumless is better239 mg6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better401 mg677 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better29 mg35 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.4 mg6.51 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN53 mg47 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg4.5 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

