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Baby lima beans, cooked
Baby lima beans, cooked3
VS
Red lentils, cooked Leader
Red lentils, cooked6

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

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

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

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

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

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.38 g
    7.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.5 g
    17.14 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.11 g
    6.93 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.58 g
  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN189.68 mg
    208.77 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    318.25 mg
    323.68 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN23.02 mg
    16.67 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.9 mg
    2.92 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN42.06 mg
    31.58 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.32 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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    —

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