Lentils, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Greek yogurt, plain for more protein and more calcium.
Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.65 g7.78 g
- Carbohydrate6.35 g17.35 g
- Fibermore is better0.37 g6.81 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—1.55 g
- Total fat0.44 g0.33 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.27 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better68.52 mg1.72 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—318.1 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN207.41 mg16.38 mg
- Ironmore is better0.06 mg2.87 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—31.03 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.56 mg1.29 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.

