Black beans, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.71 g7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate17.96 g18 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.59 g3.04 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.24 g0.58 g
- Total fat0.41 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.11 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.76 mg1.7 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN268.94 mg192.33 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN20.45 mg9.94 mg
- Ironmore is better1.59 mg1.85 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN53.03 mg13.35 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.28 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.

