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Edamame, cooked
Edamame, cooked5
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Lentils, cooked
Lentils, cooked5

Dead heat · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 5 of 10 match-ups.

Pick Edamame, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN9.84 g
    7.78 g
  • Carbohydrate
    7.36 g
    17.35 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.3 g
    6.81 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.8 g
    1.55 gWIN
  • Total fat
    4.3 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.51 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    4.96 mg
    1.72 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN360.33 mg
    318.1 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN52.07 mg
    16.38 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.88 mg
    2.87 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN52.89 mg
    31.03 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN5.04 mg
    1.29 mg
  • 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.

Edamame, cooked vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron