Lentils, cooked vs Navy beans, cooked

Lentils, cooked4

Leader

Navy beans, cooked6

Navy beans, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Lentils, cooked: 100 g · Navy beans, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Navy beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick Navy beans, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
116 kcal
140 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN9.02 g
8.23 g
Carbohydrate
20.13 g
26.05 g
Fibermore is better
7.9 g
10.5 gWIN
Total sugarsless is better
1.8 g
0.37 gWIN
Total fat
0.38 g
0.62 g
Saturated fatless is better
WIN0.05 g
0.1 g
Sodiumless is better
2 mg
0 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
369 mg
389 mgWIN
Calciummore is better
19 mg
69 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN3.33 mg
2.36 mg
Magnesiummore is better
36 mg
53 mgWIN
Vitamin Cmore is better
WIN1.5 mg
0.9 mg
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.