Lentil vs. Yellow beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and yellow beans different?

Lentil is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B5, and copper, while yellow beans are higher in fiber, magnesium, and vitamin E.
Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 25% more than yellow beans.
Lentil contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than yellow beans. Lentil contains 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while yellow beans contain 0.229mg.

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, 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

Yellow beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more IronIron	+34.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+226.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.455mg

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

Yellow beans

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38%
Contains more FolateFolate	+123.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+754.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~35.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	181µg	81µg	25%
Iron	3.33mg	2.48mg	11%
Fiber	7.9g	10.4g	10%
Magnesium	36mg	74mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.229mg	8%
Copper	0.251mg	0.186mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.94mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.129mg	4%
Calcium	19mg	62mg	4%
Selenium	2.8µg	1.3µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.103mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	3.5µg	2%
Carbs	20.13g	25.28g	2%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.06mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.708mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.466g	2%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.455mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.187mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.279g	1%
Calories	116kcal	144kcal	1%
Fats	0.38g	1.08g	1%
Potassium	369mg	325mg	1%
Protein	9.02g	9.16g	0%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	1.8mg	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	14.88g	N/A
Sugar	1.8g	0.34g	N/A
Phosphorus	180mg	183mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	5mg	0%
Choline	32.7mg	35.2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	0.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.386mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.405mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.732mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.629mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.496mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.479mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.255mg	0%