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Red lentils, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Red lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Red lentils, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    126 kcal
    114 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.04 g
    9.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.31 g
    19.54 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.7 g
    7.9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.8 g
  • Total fat
    0.38 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.09 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    239 mg
    238 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN401 mg
    369 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.4 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53 mg
    36 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.5 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.

Baby lima beans, cooked vs Red lentils, cooked · Foodatron