Kidney beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kidney beans and lentil different?

Kidney beans are richer in vitamin K, while lentil is higher in iron, folate, vitamin B5, fiber, and phosphorus.
Lentil covers your daily need for iron 14% more than kidney beans.
Kidney beans contain 5 times more vitamin K than lentil. Kidney beans contain 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

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.

Kidney beans

Lentil

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

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.

Kidney beans

Lentil

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 D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.169mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.22mg	3.33mg	14%
Folate	130µg	181µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.22mg	0.638mg	8%
Fiber	6.4g	7.9g	6%
Phosphorus	138mg	180mg	6%
Vitamin K	8.4µg	1.7µg	6%
Copper	0.216mg	0.251mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.178mg	4%
Manganese	0.43mg	0.494mg	3%
Selenium	1.1µg	2.8µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.578mg	1.06mg	3%
Calcium	35mg	19mg	2%
Zinc	1mg	1.27mg	2%
Calories	127kcal	116kcal	1%
Protein	8.67g	9.02g	1%
Carbs	22.8g	20.13g	1%
Magnesium	42mg	36mg	1%
Potassium	405mg	369mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.16mg	0.169mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.058mg	0.073mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.278g	0.175g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	146kcal	129kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	79g	86g	N/A
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%