Baked beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baked beans and lentil

Baked beans have less folate, iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, fiber, and protein.
Lentil covers your daily folate needs 33% more than baked beans.
Lentil contains 211 times less sodium than baked beans. Baked beans contain 422mg of sodium, while lentil contains 2mg.
The glycemic index of baked beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, baked, home prepared and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Baked beans

Lentil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+221.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.6%

Contains more IronIron	+67.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+65.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+93.7%

~equal in Potassium ~369mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Baked beans

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+311.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+277.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	48µg	181µg	33%
Sodium	422mg	2mg	18%
Iron	1.99mg	3.33mg	17%
Fiber	5.5g	7.9g	10%
Copper	0.159mg	0.251mg	10%
Phosphorus	109mg	180mg	10%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.494mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.638mg	10%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.053g	9%
Protein	5.54g	9.02g	7%
Fats	5.15g	0.38g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.178mg	7%
Choline		32.7mg	6%
Zinc	0.73mg	1.27mg	5%
Selenium	5.7µg	2.8µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.064g	5%
Calcium	61mg	19mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	1.06mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.175g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.169mg	3%
Calories	155kcal	116kcal	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	36mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.073mg	2%
Carbs	21.63g	20.13g	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	280kcal	129kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	4.5	N/A
Vitamin C	1.1mg	1.5mg	0%
Net carbs	16.13g	12.23g	N/A
Potassium	358mg	369mg	0%
Sugar		1.8g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.428mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.379mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.086mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.282mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.153mg	0.254mg	0%