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Black beans, cooked
Black beans, cooked4
VS
Red lentils, cooked Leader
Red lentils, cooked6

Red lentils, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Red lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Red lentils, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.71 g
    7.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    17.96 g
    17.14 g
  • Fibermore is better
    6.59 g
    6.93 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.24 g
    1.58 g
  • Total fat
    0.41 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.11 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.76 mg
    208.77 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    268.94 mg
    323.68 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN20.45 mg
    16.67 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.59 mg
    2.92 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53.03 mg
    31.58 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.32 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 Red lentils, cooked · Foodatron