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Dead heat · 8 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

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

Pick Sprouted lentils, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, more iron and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    132 kcal
    106 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.86 g
    8.96 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.71 g
    22.14 g
  • Fibermore is better
    8.7 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.32 g
  • Total fat
    0.54 g
    0.55 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.06 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    11 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN355 mg
    322 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN27 mg
    25 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.1 mg
    3.21 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN70 mg
    37 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    16.5 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.

Black beans, cooked vs Sprouted lentils, raw · Foodatron