Red lentils, cooked leads 6–0 · 6 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Red lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Red lentils, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.15 g7.91 gWIN
- Carbohydrate15.9 g17.14 g
- Fibermore is better5.15 g6.93 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better5.26 g1.58 gWIN
- Total fat0.55 g0.33 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.11 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better232.41 mg208.77 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—323.68 mg
- Calciummore is better—16.67 mg
- Ironmore is better0 mg2.92 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—31.58 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—1.32 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.
