Lentils, raw leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked beans, canned (vegetarian) for less saturated fat.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy94 kcal352 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.75 g24.63 gWIN
- Carbohydrate21.14 g63.35 g
- Fibermore is better4.1 g10.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better7.96 g2.03 gWIN
- Total fat0.37 g1.06 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.15 g
- Sodiumless is better343 mg6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better224 mg677 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better34 mg35 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.19 mg6.51 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg47 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg4.5 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.

