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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

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
2
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%
Lablab
Lablab
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 12% 30% 172% 114% 78% 51% 0.91% 63% 15%
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

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
9
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%
Lablab
Lablab
1
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 68% 8.5% 7.7% 19% 8.5% 0% 0% 3% 0%
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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Lablab DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 4µg 44%
Fiber 7.9g 32%
Iron 3.33mg 4.58mg 16%
Zinc 1.27mg 2.85mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.037mg 11%
Magnesium 36mg 82mg 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%
Calcium 19mg 40mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Protein 9.02g 8.14g 2%
Potassium 369mg 337mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.482mg 1%
Calories 116kcal 117kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.58g 0%
Carbs 20.13g 20.69g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 20.69g N/A
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%

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
Lablab
Lablab
3
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 20.69 g
Water: 69.13 g
Other: 1.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +52.6%
Contains more OtherOther +75.9%
~equal in Protein ~8.14g
~equal in Carbs ~20.69g
~equal in Water ~69.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Lablab
Lablab
1
27% 7% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.245 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40%

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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. Lablab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175211/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.