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

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.

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

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.

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~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%
Phosphorus	180mg	135mg	6%
Choline	32.7mg		6%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.37mg	5%
Magnesium	36mg	50mg	3%
Calcium	19mg	50mg	3%
Fiber	7.9g	8.6g	3%
Selenium	2.8µg	1.3µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.21mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.515mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Copper	0.251mg	0.231mg	2%
Calories	116kcal	136kcal	1%
Protein	9.02g	9.34g	1%
Carbs	20.13g	24.46g	1%
Potassium	369mg	387mg	1%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.14mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.8g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	146kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	74g	N/A
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%