Lentil soup leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentil soup comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Barbecue sauce for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Lentil soup for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.48 g6.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.7 g14.57 g
- Fibermore is better0.52 g—
- Total sugarsless is better19.33 g—
- Total fat0.37 g2 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.8 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN597.09 mg950 mg
- Potassiummore is better134.88 mg257.14 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better19.19 mg30.36 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.37 mg1.91 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better7.56 mg16.07 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.35 mg3.04 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.

