Sprouted lentils, raw leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Sprouted lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked beans, canned for more calcium.
Pick Sprouted lentils, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.05 g8.45 gWIN
- Carbohydrate22.49 g20.89 g
- Fibermore is better4.36 g—
- Total sugarsless is better8.47 g—
- Total fat0.39 g0.52 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.08 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better364.89 mg10.38 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better238.3 mg303.77 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN36.17 mg23.58 mg
- Ironmore is better1.27 mg3.03 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better28.72 mg34.91 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg15.57 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.

