Boiled lentils, unsalted vs Baked beans, home prepared

In short

One serving each: 230 calories in boiled lentils, unsalted (1 cup, 198 g), 392 calories in baked beans, home prepared (1 cup, 253 g). Most of the calories in boiled lentils, unsalted come from carbohydrate.

More in boiled lentils, unsalted: folate (3×), pantothenic acid (3.2×), manganese, copper and 7 more. More in baked beans, home prepared: sodium, saturated fat, selenium (2.6×), total fat (17×) and 4 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Boiled lentils, unsalted230 cal

1 cup (198 g) · 17.9 g protein · 39.9 g carbs (3.6 g sugars) · 0.75 g fat

Baked beans, home prepared392 cal

1 cup (253 g) · 14 g protein · 54.7 g carbs · 13 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%50%100%
  • Folate358 µg · 121 µg
    90%30%
  • Sodiumlimit4 mg · 1,068 mg
    <1%46%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.1 g · 4.9 g
    1%25%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.3 mg · 0.39 mg
    25%8%
  • Selenium5.5 µg · 14.4 µg
    10%26%
  • Total fat0.75 g · 13 g
    1%17%
  • Manganese0.98 mg · 0.65 mg
    43%28%
  • Copper0.5 mg · 0.4 mg
    55%45%
  • Calcium37.6 mg · 154 mg
    3%12%
  • Magnesium71.3 mg · 109 mg
    17%26%
  • Iron6.6 mg · 5 mg
    37%28%
  • Protein17.9 g · 14 g
    36%28%
  • Vitamin B60.35 mg · 0.23 mg
    21%13%
  • Niacin (B3)2.1 mg · 1 mg
    13%6%
  • Phosphorus356 mg · 276 mg
    29%22%
  • Fiber15.6 g · 13.9 g
    56%50%
  • Zinc2.5 mg · 1.8 mg
    23%17%
  • Carbohydrates39.9 g · 54.7 g
    14%20%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 12.7 mg
    0%4%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Potassium731 mg · 906 mg16%·19%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C3 mg · 2.8 mg3%·3%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.33 mg · 0.34 mg28%·29%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.12 mg11%·10%
  • 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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