Lentils, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Egg, hard-boiled for more protein, less sugar and more calcium.
Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy155 kcal116 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN12.58 g9.02 g
- Carbohydrate1.12 g20.13 g
- Fibermore is better0 g7.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.12 g1.8 g
- Total fat10.61 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better3.27 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better124 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better126 mg369 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN50 mg19 mg
- Ironmore is better1.19 mg3.33 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better10 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.

