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Egg, hard-boiled
Egg, hard-boiled3
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Lentils, cooked Leader
Lentils, cooked7

Lentils, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided

Egg, hard-boiled: 100 g · Lentils, cooked: 100 g.

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.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    155 kcal
    116 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN12.58 g
    9.02 g
  • Carbohydrate
    1.12 g
    20.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    7.9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN1.12 g
    1.8 g
  • Total fat
    10.61 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    3.27 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    124 mg
    2 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    126 mg
    369 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN50 mg
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.19 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 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.

Egg, hard-boiled vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron