Lentils, raw leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentils, raw comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked Beans for more fiber and more calcium.
Pick Lentils, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.22 g7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate21.3 g18 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN3.22 g3.04 g
- Total sugarsless is better9.24 g0.58 gWIN
- Total fat0.8 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.2 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better434.04 mg1.7 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—192.33 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN16.07 mg9.94 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.
