Baked Beans vs Lentils

Lentils leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided

Baked Beans: 205 g · Lentils: 130 g.

The verdict

Lentils comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked Beans for more protein and more fiber.

Pick Lentils for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
187 kcal
80 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN9.64 g
6 g
Carbohydrate
29.73 g
16 g
Fibermore is better
WIN9.64 g
3 g
Total sugarsless is better
9.84 g
0 gWIN
Total fat
1.03 g
0.5 g
Saturated fatless is better
0.21 g
0 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
434.6 mg
290 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
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Calciummore is better
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19.99 mg
Ironmore is better
0 mg
1.9 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
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Vitamin Cmore is better
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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.