Lentils, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef sirloin, cooked for more protein and less sugar.
Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy219 kcal116 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN29.02 g9.02 g
- Carbohydrate0 g20.13 g
- Fibermore is better0 g7.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g1.8 g
- Total fat10.54 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better4.09 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better58 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better355 mg369 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better19 mg19 mg
- Ironmore is better1.96 mg3.33 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better24 mg36 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.5 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.

