Boiled lentils, unsalted vs Baked beans, home prepared

Boiled lentils, unsaltedBaked beans, home prepared
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 86 g of boiled lentils, unsalted or 65 g of baked beans, home prepared. Most of the calories in boiled lentils, unsalted come from carbohydrate.

More in boiled lentils, unsalted: folate (5×), copper (2.1×), fiber, manganese (2.6×) and 8 more. More in baked beans, home prepared: sodium and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Boiled lentils, unsalted100 cal

86.2 g · 7.8 g protein · 17.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 0.33 g fat

Baked beans, home prepared100 cal

64.5 g · 3.6 g protein · 14 g carbs · 3.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Folate156 µg · 31 µg
    39%8%
  • Copper0.22 mg · 0.1 mg
    24%11%
  • Sodiumlimit1.7 mg · 272 mg
    <1%12%
  • Fiber6.8 g · 3.5 g
    24%13%
  • Manganese0.43 mg · 0.16 mg
    19%7%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.55 mg · 0.1 mg
    11%2%
  • Iron2.9 mg · 1.3 mg
    16%7%
  • Protein7.8 g · 3.6 g
    16%7%
  • Phosphorus155 mg · 70.3 mg
    12%6%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 1.3 g
    <1%6%
  • Zinc1.1 mg · 0.47 mg
    10%4%
  • Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.058 mg
    9%3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.15 mg · 0.088 mg
    12%7%
  • Niacin (B3)0.91 mg · 0.26 mg
    6%2%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat0.33 g · 3.3 g<1%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 3.2 mg0%·1%
  • Carbohydrates17.4 g · 14 g6%·5%
  • Potassium318 mg · 231 mg7%·5%
  • Calcium16.4 mg · 39.4 mg1%·3%
  • Magnesium31 mg · 27.7 mg7%·7%
  • Selenium2.4 µg · 3.7 µg4%·7%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C1.3 mg · 0.71 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.063 mg · 0.032 mg5%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Boiled lentils, unsalted (SR Legacy 172421), Baked beans, home prepared (SR Legacy 173731). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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