Lentils, cooked leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Chicken breast, cooked for more protein and less sugar.
Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy165 kcal116 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN31.02 g9.02 g
- Carbohydrate0 g20.13 g
- Fibermore is better0 g7.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g1.8 g
- Total fat3.57 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.01 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better74 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better256 mg369 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better15 mg19 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.04 mg3.33 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better29 mg36 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.5 mgWIN
- 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.

