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Kidney beans, canned
Kidney beans, canned1
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Lentils, cooked Leader
Lentils, cooked9

Lentils, cooked leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Kidney beans, canned for more calcium.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, 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
    124 kcal
    116 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    7.98 g
    9.02 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    21.49 g
    20.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    5.5 g
    7.9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    3.8 g
    1.8 gWIN
  • Total fat
    1.05 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.18 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    231 mg
    2 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    277 mg
    369 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN57 mg
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.5 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    30 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.2 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.

Kidney beans, canned vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron