Lentils, raw leads 4–1 · 5 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 4 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked Beans for more fiber.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.41 g7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.71 g18 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.94 g3.04 g
- Total sugarsless is better5.53 g0.58 gWIN
- Total fat0.71 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.12 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better282.35 mg1.7 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—192.33 mg
- Calciummore is better—9.94 mg
- Ironmore is better—1.85 mg
- Magnesiummore is better—13.35 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—1.28 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.
