Lentil vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lentil and baked beans

Baked beans have less folate, iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, fiber, and vitamin B6.
Lentil covers your daily folate needs 33% more than baked beans.
Baked beans contain 4 times less vitamin B5 than lentil. Lentil contains 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while baked beans contain 0.155mg.
Lentil has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of baked beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared.

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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.

Lentil

Baked beans

Contains more IronIron	+67.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+65.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+93.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+221.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.6%

~equal in Potassium ~358mg

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.

Lentil

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+311.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+277.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	181µg	48µg	33%
Sodium	2mg	422mg	18%
Iron	3.33mg	1.99mg	17%
Copper	0.251mg	0.159mg	10%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.255mg	10%
Phosphorus	180mg	109mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.155mg	10%
Fiber	7.9g	5.5g	10%
Saturated fat	0.053g	1.948g	9%
Fats	0.38g	5.15g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.09mg	7%
Protein	9.02g	5.54g	7%
Choline	32.7mg		6%
Selenium	2.8µg	5.7µg	5%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.73mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	2.133g	5%
Calcium	19mg	61mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.408mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.74g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.136mg	3%
Calories	116kcal	155kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.049mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	43mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Carbs	20.13g	21.63g	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	1.1mg	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	16.13g	N/A
Potassium	369mg	358mg	0%
Sugar	1.8g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.153mg	0%