Sprouted lentils, raw leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Sprouted lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Sprouted lentils, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy126 kcal106 kcal
- Proteinmore is better8.04 g8.96 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.31 g22.14 g
- Fibermore is better7.7 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.38 g0.55 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.09 g0.06 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better239 mg11 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN401 mg322 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN29 mg25 mg
- Ironmore is better2.4 mg3.21 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN53 mg37 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg16.5 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.

