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Red lentils, cooked leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Red lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked Beans for less sodium.

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

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    91.22 kcal
    114 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4.7 g
    9.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    14.5 g
    19.54 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.7 g
    7.9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    4.8 g
    1.8 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.5 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.1 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN212 mg
    238 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    369 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    36 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    1.5 mg
  • 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.