Lentils, raw leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked beans, canned (vegetarian) for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.05 g7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate22.49 g18 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.36 g3.04 g
- Total sugarsless is better8.47 g0.58 gWIN
- Total fat0.39 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.08 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better364.89 mg1.7 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN238.3 mg192.33 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN36.17 mg9.94 mg
- Ironmore is better1.27 mg1.85 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN28.72 mg13.35 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.28 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.

