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Chickpeas, cooked
Chickpeas, cooked2
VS
Lentils, cooked Leader
Lentils, cooked8

Lentils, cooked leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided

Chickpeas, cooked: 100 g · Lentils, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chickpeas, cooked for more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    164 kcal
    116 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.86 g
    9.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    27.42 g
    20.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.6 g
    7.9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    4.8 g
    1.8 gWIN
  • Total fat
    2.59 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.27 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    7 mg
    2 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    291 mg
    369 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN49 mg
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.89 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN48 mg
    36 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    1.3 mg
    1.5 mgWIN
  • 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.

Chickpeas, cooked vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron