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Lentil vs. Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned different?

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and zinc than beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for lentil is 36% higher.
  • Lentil contains 5 times more vitamin B5 than beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned. While lentil contains 0.638mg of vitamin B5, beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned contains only 0.138mg.
  • Lentil has less sodium.

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned are the varieties 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.
Lentil
Lentil
9
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 10% 21% 44% 45% 13% 39% 39% 22% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.7%
Contains more IronIron +184.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +176.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.9%

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
Lentil
8
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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
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 4% 0% 0.4% 0% 29% 12% 7.7% 8.3% 17% 0% 10% 27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +362.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +402.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +141.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 36µg 36%
Iron 3.33mg 1.17mg 27%
Fiber 7.9g 4.3g 14%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.168mg 14%
Copper 0.251mg 0.135mg 13%
Phosphorus 180mg 90mg 13%
Sodium 2mg 296mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.138mg 10%
Protein 9.02g 5.22g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.074mg 8%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.46mg 7%
Potassium 369mg 237mg 4%
Starch 8.9g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.116mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.411mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.9µg 3%
Calories 116kcal 84kcal 2%
Carbs 20.13g 14.5g 2%
Magnesium 36mg 27mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 4.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.02mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.382g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.263g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.6g 0%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 1.2mg 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 1.85g N/A
Choline 32.7mg 34.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.141g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.063mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.193mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.248mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.445mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.367mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.068mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.309mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.302mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.144mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.075g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
5% 15% 78%
Protein: 5.22 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 14.5 g
Water: 78.04 g
Other: 1.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.8%
Contains more FatsFats +57.9%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more OtherOther +97.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
1
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
18% 49% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.141 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.382 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +496.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.3%

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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients
  2. Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173741/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.