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Lentil vs. Fava beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lentil and fava beans

  • The amount of iron, folate, fiber, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B1 in lentil is higher than in fava beans.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for iron, 23% more than fava beans.
  • Lentil contains 4 times more vitamin B5 than fava beans. While lentil contains 0.638mg of vitamin B5, fava beans contain only 0.157mg.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lentil is 29, while the glycemic index of fava beans is 79.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), 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
Lentil
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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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more IronIron +122%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +89.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.259mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.6µg

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
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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 Choline Choline 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
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 Choline Choline 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +306.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +74%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +70.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~30.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Fava beans DV% diff.
Iron 3.33mg 1.5mg 23%
Folate 181µg 104µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.157mg 10%
Fiber 7.9g 5.4g 10%
Phosphorus 180mg 125mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.072mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.097mg 6%
Potassium 369mg 268mg 3%
Protein 9.02g 7.6g 3%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.421mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 36mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 43mg 2%
Zinc 1.27mg 1.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.711mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.9µg 1%
Copper 0.251mg 0.259mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.089mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 116kcal 110kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 20.13g 19.65g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 14.25g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 1.82g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.6µg 0%
Choline 32.7mg 30.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.079g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.164g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g
~equal in Other ~0.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.164g

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.