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Kidney beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kidney beans and lentil different?

  • Kidney beans is richer in vitamin K, while lentil is higher in iron, folate, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for iron, 14% more than kidney beans.
  • Kidney beans contains 5 times more vitamin K than lentil. Kidney beans contains 8.4µg of vitamin K, while lentil contains 1.7µg.

Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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 30% 11% 36% 83% 72% 27% 59% 0.13% 56% 6%
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 +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +27%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +154.5%
~equal in Potassium ~369mg

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 Choline Choline 4% 0% 0.6% 0% 40% 13% 11% 13% 28% 0% 21% 98% 17%
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 Choline Choline 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +394.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +39.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.169mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~32.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kidney beans Lentil DV% diff.
Iron 2.22mg 3.33mg 14%
Folate 130µg 181µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.22mg 0.638mg 8%
Phosphorus 138mg 180mg 6%
Vitamin K 8.4µg 1.7µg 6%
Fiber 6.4g 7.9g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.178mg 4%
Copper 0.216mg 0.251mg 4%
Selenium 1.1µg 2.8µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.578mg 1.06mg 3%
Manganese 0.43mg 0.494mg 3%
Calcium 35mg 19mg 2%
Zinc 1mg 1.27mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.073mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.278g 0.175g 1%
Protein 8.67g 9.02g 1%
Calories 127kcal 116kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.169mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.11mg 1%
Potassium 405mg 369mg 1%
Magnesium 42mg 36mg 1%
Carbs 22.8g 20.13g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.38g 0%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 1.5mg 0%
Net carbs 16.4g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 0.32g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Choline 30.5mg 32.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.104mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.319mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.41mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.736mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.607mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.113mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.511mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.5mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 23% 67%
Protein: 8.67 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 22.8 g
Water: 66.94 g
Other: 1.09 g
Lentil
Lentil
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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 CarbsCarbs +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +31.3%
~equal in Protein ~9.02g
~equal in Water ~69.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.278 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 +58.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64.1%

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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. Kidney beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173740/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.