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Red lentils, cooked leads 4–1 · 5 categories decided

Both compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Red lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked Beans for more fiber.

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

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.41 g
    7.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    14.71 g
    17.14 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.94 g
    6.93 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    5.53 g
    1.58 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.71 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.12 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    282.35 mg
    208.77 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    323.68 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    16.67 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.92 mg
  • 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.