Natto leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Natto comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more fiber and less saturated fat.
Pick Natto for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.38 g9.19 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.5 g6.01 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.11 g2.56 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.32 g
- Total fat0.3 g5.21 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.75 g
- Sodiumless is better189.68 mg3.32 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better318.25 mg345.5 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better23.02 mg102.84 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.9 mg4.08 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better42.06 mg54.5 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg6.16 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.

