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Lentils, cooked leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chickpeas, cooked for more calcium.

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

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.4 g
    7.78 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    16.72 g
    17.35 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.63 g
    6.81 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.93 g
    1.55 gWIN
  • Total fat
    1.58 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.16 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    4.27 mg
    1.72 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    177.44 mg
    318.1 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN29.88 mg
    16.38 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.76 mg
    2.87 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    29.27 mg
    31.03 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.79 mg
    1.29 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.