Lentil vs. Cranberry beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and cranberry beans

Lentil is richer in iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and manganese, while cranberry beans is higher in folate.
Lentil covers your daily iron needs 16% more than cranberry beans.
Lentil has 3 times more vitamin B5 than cranberry beans. Lentil has 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while cranberry beans has 0.24mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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

Cranberry beans

Contains more IronIron	+59.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+163.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Potassium ~387mg

~equal in Copper ~0.231mg

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

Cranberry beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+119.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.33mg	2.09mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.24mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.081mg	7%
Folate	181µg	207µg	7%
Choline	32.7mg		6%
Phosphorus	180mg	135mg	6%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.37mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.515mg	3%
Fiber	7.9g	8.6g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.21mg	3%
Calcium	19mg	50mg	3%
Magnesium	36mg	50mg	3%
Selenium	2.8µg	1.3µg	3%
Copper	0.251mg	0.231mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Protein	9.02g	9.34g	1%
Calories	116kcal	136kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.14mg	1%
Potassium	369mg	387mg	1%
Carbs	20.13g	24.46g	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.46g	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	15.86g	N/A
Sugar	1.8g		N/A
Sodium	2mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.069mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.119g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	0.04g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.199g	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.412mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.746mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.641mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.14mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.505mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.26mg	0%