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Broad beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and lentil different?

  • Broad beans are higher in vitamin C; however, lentil is richer in folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, manganese, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for lentil is 31% higher.
  • Broad beans contain 13 times more vitamin C than lentil. While broad beans contain 19.8mg of vitamin C, lentil contains only 1.5mg.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than broad beans (79).

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Lentil
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.2%
Contains more IronIron +122%
Contains more CopperCopper +318.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +170.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +180%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44%
Lentil
Lentil
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1220%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +513.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 58µg 181µg 31%
Iron 1.5mg 3.33mg 23%
Copper 0.06mg 0.251mg 21%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 1.5mg 20%
Fiber 3.6g 7.9g 17%
Phosphorus 73mg 180mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.638mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.178mg 11%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.494mg 10%
Protein 4.8g 9.02g 8%
Zinc 0.47mg 1.27mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Potassium 193mg 369mg 5%
Calories 62kcal 116kcal 3%
Carbs 10.1g 20.13g 3%
Selenium 1µg 2.8µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.169mg 3%
Sodium 41mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 31mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 1.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.175g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 12.23g N/A
Calcium 18mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Lentil
Lentil
2
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +31.6%
Contains more WaterWater +20.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.3%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Lentil
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +220%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.