Lentil vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lentil and great northern beans

Great northern beans has less folate, iron, and vitamin B5.
Lentil covers your daily folate needs 20% more than great northern beans.
Great northern beans contains 2 times less vitamin B5 than lentil. Lentil contains 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while great northern beans contains 0.266mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, 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

Great northern beans

Contains more IronIron	+56.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+257.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46.4%

~equal in Potassium ~391mg

~equal in Copper ~0.247mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~165mg

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.518mg

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

Great northern beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+77.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	181µg	102µg	20%
Iron	3.33mg	2.13mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.266mg	7%
Choline	32.7mg		6%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.117mg	5%
Calcium	19mg	68mg	5%
Fiber	7.9g	7g	4%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.88mg	4%
Magnesium	36mg	50mg	3%
Phosphorus	180mg	165mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.681mg	2%
Selenium	2.8µg	4.1µg	2%
Protein	9.02g	8.33g	1%
Potassium	369mg	391mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.059mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.518mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.158mg	1%
Calories	116kcal	118kcal	0%
Fats	0.38g	0.45g	0%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	1.3mg	0%
Carbs	20.13g	21.09g	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	14.09g	N/A
Sugar	1.8g		N/A
Copper	0.251mg	0.247mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.14g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	0.021g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.187g	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.351mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.368mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.665mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.572mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.232mg	0%