Chickpeas vs lentils

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without saltBoiled lentils, unsalted
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 41% more calories in chickpeas than in lentils (164 vs 116 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in chickpeas: manganese (2.1×) and copper. More in lentils: pantothenic acid (2.2×) and thiamin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt164 cal

8.9 g protein · 27.4 g carbs (4.8 g sugars) · 2.6 g fat

Boiled lentils, unsalted116 cal

9 g protein · 20.1 g carbs (1.8 g sugars) · 0.38 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 g 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%
  • Manganese1 mg · 0.49 mg
    45%21%
  • Copper0.35 mg · 0.25 mg
    39%28%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.29 mg · 0.64 mg
    6%13%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.17 mg
    10%14%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein8.9 g · 9 g18%·18%
  • Total fat2.6 g · 0.38 g3%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.27 g · 0.053 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates27.4 g · 20.1 g10%·7%
  • Fiber7.6 g · 7.9 g27%·28%
  • Sodiumlimit7 mg · 2 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium291 mg · 369 mg6%·8%
  • Calcium49 mg · 19 mg4%·1%
  • Iron2.9 mg · 3.3 mg16%·19%
  • Magnesium48 mg · 36 mg11%·9%
  • Phosphorus168 mg · 180 mg13%·14%
  • Zinc1.5 mg · 1.3 mg14%·12%
  • Selenium3.7 µg · 2.8 µg7%·5%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C1.3 mg · 1.5 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.35 mg · 0.11 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K4 µg · 1.7 µg3%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.063 mg · 0.073 mg5%·6%
  • Niacin (B3)0.53 mg · 1.1 mg3%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.18 mg8%·10%
  • Folate172 µg · 181 µg43%·45%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline42.8 mg · 32.7 mg8%·6%

From USDA FoodData Central: Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (SR Legacy 173757), Boiled lentils, unsalted (SR Legacy 172421). 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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