Lentils, raw leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Black beans, canned: 100 g · Lentils, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, canned for less sugar and less saturated fat.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy91 kcal352 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.03 g24.63 gWIN
- Carbohydrate16.55 g63.35 g
- Fibermore is better6.9 g10.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.23 g2.03 g
- Total fat0.29 g1.06 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.08 g0.15 g
- Sodiumless is better138 mg6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better308 mg677 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better35 mg35 mg
- Ironmore is better1.9 mg6.51 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better35 mg47 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better2.7 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.

