Raw lentils vs Canned chickpeas

Raw lentilsCanned chickpeas
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 4 times as many calories in raw lentils as in canned chickpeas (352 vs 88 in 100 g). Most of the calories in raw lentils come from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: folate (19×), thiamin, copper (4.9×), protein (5×) and 13 more. More in canned chickpeas: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw lentils352 cal

24.6 g protein · 63.4 g carbs (2 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Canned chickpeas88 cal

4.9 g protein · 13.5 g carbs · 1.9 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%62.5%125%
  • Folate479 µg · 25 µg
    120%6%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.87 mg · 0.032 mg
    73%3%
  • Copper0.75 mg · 0.15 mg
    84%17%
  • Protein24.6 g · 4.9 g
    49%10%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)2.1 mg · 0.3 mg
    43%6%
  • Iron6.5 mg · 1.2 mg
    36%7%
  • Manganese1.4 mg · 0.82 mg
    61%36%
  • Zinc3.3 mg · 0.69 mg
    30%6%
  • Fiber10.7 g · 4.4 g
    38%16%
  • Carbohydrates63.4 g · 13.5 g
    23%5%
  • Phosphorus281 mg · 80 mg
    22%6%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 0.13 mg
    16%1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.21 mg · 0.015 mg
    16%1%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 278 mg
    <1%12%
  • Choline96.4 mg · 32.6 mg
    18%6%
  • Potassium677 mg · 144 mg
    14%3%
  • Vitamin C4.5 mg · 0.1 mg
    5%<1%
  • Magnesium47 mg · 27 mg
    11%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.1 g · 1.9 g1%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.15 g · 0.2 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Calcium35 mg · 35 mg3%·3%
  • Selenium0.1 µg · 2 µg<1%·4%
  • Vitamin A2 µg · 1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.54 mg · 0.47 mg32%·28%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), Canned chickpeas (SR Legacy 175206). 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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