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Lablab vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lablab and lentil different?

  • Lablab is richer in iron, zinc, magnesium, copper, and vitamin B1, while lentil is higher in folate, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 44% more than lablab.
  • Lablab contains 2 times more magnesium than lentil. Lablab contains 82mg of magnesium, while lentil contains 36mg.
  • Lablab has a higher glycemic index (45) than lentil (29).

Hyacinth beans, 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.
Lablab
Lablab
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 12% 30% 172% 114% 78% 51% 0.91% 63% 15%
Lentil
Lentil
2
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 +127.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +124.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Potassium ~369mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.494mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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.
Lablab
Lablab
1
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 68% 8.5% 7.7% 19% 8.5% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Lentil
Lentil
9
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 B1Vitamin B1 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +381.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +4425%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lablab Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 4µg 181µg 44%
Fiber 7.9g 32%
Iron 4.58mg 3.33mg 16%
Zinc 2.85mg 1.27mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.178mg 11%
Magnesium 82mg 36mg 11%
Copper 0.341mg 0.251mg 10%
Phosphorus 120mg 180mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.27mg 0.169mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.638mg 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 1.06mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.073mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Protein 8.14g 9.02g 2%
Potassium 337mg 369mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Manganese 0.482mg 0.494mg 1%
Calories 117kcal 116kcal 0%
Fats 0.58g 0.38g 0%
Carbs 20.69g 20.13g 0%
Net carbs 20.69g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.245g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.315mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.691mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.556mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.41mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.422mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.233mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lablab
Lablab
3
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 20.69 g
Water: 69.13 g
Other: 1.46 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 +52.6%
Contains more OtherOther +75.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.8%
~equal in Carbs ~20.13g
~equal in Water ~69.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lablab
Lablab
1
27% 7% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.245 g
Lentil
Lentil
2
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 +40%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.2%

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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. Lablab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175211/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.