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Black beans, cooked
Black beans, cooked5
VS
Lentils, cooked
Lentils, cooked5

Dead heat · 10 categories decided

Black beans, cooked: 100 g · Lentils, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 5 of 10 match-ups.

Pick Black beans, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    116 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.86 g
    9.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    20.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN8.7 g
    7.9 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.32 g
    1.8 g
  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    2 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    355 mg
    369 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN27 mg
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.1 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    36 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.5 mgWIN
  • 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, cooked vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron