Lentils, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Firm tofu: 100 g · Lentils, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Firm tofu for more protein, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy144 kcal116 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.27 g9.02 g
- Carbohydrate2.78 g20.13 g
- Fibermore is better2.3 g7.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—1.8 g
- Total fat8.72 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.26 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better14 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better237 mg369 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN683 mg19 mg
- Ironmore is better2.66 mg3.33 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN58 mg36 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.2 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.

