Boiled lentils, unsalted vs Baked beans, home prepared

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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Folate39% vs 8%

    156 µg vs 31 µg

  • Copper24% vs 11%

    0.22 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 12%

    1.7 mg vs 272 mg

  • Fiber24% vs 13%

    6.8 g vs 3.5 g

  • Manganese19% vs 7%

    0.43 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)11% vs 2%

    0.55 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Iron16% vs 7%

    2.9 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Protein16% vs 7%

    7.8 g vs 3.6 g

  • Phosphorus12% vs 6%

    155 mg vs 70.3 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit<1% vs 6%

    0.046 g vs 1.3 g

  • Zinc10% vs 4%

    1.1 mg vs 0.47 mg

  • Vitamin B69% vs 3%

    0.15 mg vs 0.058 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)12% vs 7%

    0.15 mg vs 0.088 mg

  • Niacin (B3)6% vs 2%

    0.91 mg vs 0.26 mg

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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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