Lentil vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between lentil and chickpeas?
- Lentil is higher in vitamin B5 and iron, yet chickpeas are higher in manganese, copper, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Chickpeas' daily need coverage for manganese is 23% more.
- Lentil has 2 times more vitamin B5 than chickpeas. While lentil has 0.638mg of vitamin B5, chickpeas have only 0.286mg.
- The amount of sugar in lentil is lower.
We used Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +26.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +15.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +33.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +157.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +40.2% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +20.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +108.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +32.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +15.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +45.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +15.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +101.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +123.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +28.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +218.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +135.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +30.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.494mg | 1.03mg | 23% |
| Copper | 0.251mg | 0.352mg | 11% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.175g | 1.156g | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.638mg | 0.286mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3.33mg | 2.89mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.169mg | 0.116mg | 4% |
| Fats | 0.38g | 2.59g | 3% |
| Magnesium | 36mg | 48mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 49mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.178mg | 0.139mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.06mg | 0.526mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.11mg | 0.35mg | 2% |
| Choline | 32.7mg | 42.8mg | 2% |
| Folate | 181µg | 172µg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.7µg | 4µg | 2% |
| Selenium | 2.8µg | 3.7µg | 2% |
| Calories | 116kcal | 164kcal | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 180mg | 168mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 1.27mg | 1.53mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 369mg | 291mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 20.13g | 27.42g | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.053g | 0.269g | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.073mg | 0.063mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 7.9g | 7.6g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.064g | 0.583g | 1% |
| Protein | 9.02g | 8.86g | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1.5mg | 1.3mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 12.23g | 19.82g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.8g | 4.8g | N/A |
| Sodium | 2mg | 7mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.081mg | 0.085mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.323mg | 0.329mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.39mg | 0.38mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.654mg | 0.631mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.63mg | 0.593mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.077mg | 0.116mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.445mg | 0.475mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.448mg | 0.372mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.254mg | 0.244mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +15.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +581.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +36.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +10.8% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +810.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +560.6% |
