Red lentils, cooked leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Red lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
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Pick Red lentils, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy89.52 kcal114 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.81 g9.02 gWIN
- Carbohydrate13.6 g19.54 g
- Fibermore is better7.12 g7.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better4.9 g1.8 gWIN
- Total fat0.71 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.19 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN204 mg238 mg
- Potassiummore is better—369 mg
- Calciummore is better—19 mg
- Ironmore is better0 mg3.33 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—36 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—1.5 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.
