Lentils leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentils comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more fiber and less sodium.
Pick Lentils for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.38 g7.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.5 g20 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.11 g3.75 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.63 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN189.68 mg362.51 mg
- Potassiummore is better318.25 mg—
- Calciummore is better23.02 mg24.99 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.9 mg2.37 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better42.06 mg—
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg—
- 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.
