Lentils, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Yellowfin tuna, cooked for more protein, less sugar, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy116 kcal130 kcal
- Proteinmore is better9.02 g29.15 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.13 g0 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.9 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.8 g0 gWIN
- Total fat0.38 g0.59 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.21 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg54 mg
- Potassiummore is better369 mg527 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN19 mg4 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.33 mg0.92 mg
- Magnesiummore is better36 mg42 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1.5 mg0 mg
- 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.

