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Black beans, canned Leader
Black beans, canned7
VS
Red lentils, cooked
Red lentils, cooked3

Black beans, canned leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Black beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Black beans, canned for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Red lentils, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and more iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.63 g
    7.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.19 g
    17.14 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.58 g
    6.93 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.25 g
    1.58 g
  • Total fat
    0.32 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.08 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN151.65 mg
    208.77 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN338.46 mg
    323.68 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN38.46 mg
    16.67 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.09 mg
    2.92 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN38.46 mg
    31.58 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.97 mg
    1.32 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Black beans, canned vs Red lentils, cooked · Foodatron