Lentil vs. Lablab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and lablab different?

Lentil is richer in folate, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while lablab is higher in iron, zinc, magnesium, copper, and vitamin B1.
Lentil covers your daily need for folate 44% more than lablab.
Lentil contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than lablab. Lentil contains 0.178mg of vitamin B6, while lablab contains 0.037mg.
Lablab has a higher glycemic index (45) than lentil (29).

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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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

Lablab

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+127.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+110.5%
Contains more IronIron	+37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+124.4%

~equal in Potassium ~337mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.482mg

~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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

Lablab

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+381.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4425%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+59.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	181µg	4µg	44%
Fiber	7.9g		32%
Iron	3.33mg	4.58mg	16%
Zinc	1.27mg	2.85mg	14%
Magnesium	36mg	82mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.037mg	11%
Copper	0.251mg	0.341mg	10%
Phosphorus	180mg	120mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.27mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.316mg	6%
Choline	32.7mg		6%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.411mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.037mg	3%
Protein	9.02g	8.14g	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	19mg	40mg	2%
Potassium	369mg	337mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.482mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Calories	116kcal	117kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7.8g	7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	144kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	85g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.58g	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	20.69g	N/A
Carbs	20.13g	20.69g	0%
Sugar	1.8g		N/A
Sodium	2mg	7mg	0%
Selenium	2.8µg	2.8µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.099g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	0.026g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.245g	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.315mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.691mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.556mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.065mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.41mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.422mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.233mg	0%