Chickpeas vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chickpeas and lentil?

Chickpeas are higher in manganese and copper, yet lentil is higher in vitamin B5 and iron.
Chickpeas' daily need coverage for manganese is 23% more.
Chickpeas have 7 times more fats than lentil. While chickpeas have 2.59g of fats, lentil has only 0.38g.

We used Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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.

Chickpeas

Lentil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+157.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+108.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.8%
Contains more IronIron	+15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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.

Chickpeas

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+218.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+135.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~181µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.03mg	0.494mg	23%
Copper	0.352mg	0.251mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.286mg	0.638mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g	0.175g	7%
Iron	2.89mg	3.33mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.169mg	4%
Fats	2.59g	0.38g	3%
Magnesium	48mg	36mg	3%
Calcium	49mg	19mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	1.06mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.178mg	3%
Calories	164kcal	116kcal	2%
Carbs	27.42g	20.13g	2%
Potassium	291mg	369mg	2%
Zinc	1.53mg	1.27mg	2%
Phosphorus	168mg	180mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.11mg	2%
Selenium	3.7µg	2.8µg	2%
Vitamin K	4µg	1.7µg	2%
Folate	172µg	181µg	2%
Choline	42.8mg	32.7mg	2%
Fiber	7.6g	7.9g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.073mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.269g	0.053g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g	0.064g	1%
Protein	8.86g	9.02g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	129kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	4.5	N/A
Vitamin C	1.3mg	1.5mg	0%
Net carbs	19.82g	12.23g	N/A
Sugar	4.8g	1.8g	N/A
Sodium	7mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.254mg	0%