Raw lentils vs Canned chickpeas, drained

In short

One serving each: 676 calories in raw lentils (1 cup, 192 g), 352 calories in canned chickpeas, drained (1 can drained, 253 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: folate (7.6×), thiamin, copper (2.3×), protein (2.7×) and 12 more. More in canned chickpeas, drained: sodium, selenium and total fat (3.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw lentils676 cal

1 cup (192 g) · 47.3 g protein · 122 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Canned chickpeas, drained352 cal

1 can drained (253 g) · 17.8 g protein · 57 g carbs (10.1 g sugars) · 7 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%125%250%
  • Folate920 µg · 121 µg
    230%30%
  • Thiamin (B1)1.7 mg · 0.068 mg
    140%6%
  • Copper1.4 mg · 0.64 mg
    161%71%
  • Protein47.3 g · 17.8 g
    95%36%
  • Iron12.5 mg · 2.7 mg
    69%15%
  • Vitamin B61 mg · 0.29 mg
    61%17%
  • Zinc6.3 mg · 1.6 mg
    57%14%
  • Niacin (B3)5 mg · 0.35 mg
    31%2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.41 mg · 0.038 mg
    31%3%
  • Sodiumlimit11.5 mg · 622 mg
    1%27%
  • Phosphorus540 mg · 215 mg
    43%17%
  • Carbohydrates122 g · 57 g
    44%21%
  • Manganese2.7 mg · 2.1 mg
    116%93%
  • Potassium1,300 mg · 319 mg
    28%7%
  • Fiber20.5 g · 16.2 g
    73%58%
  • Selenium0.19 µg · 7.8 µg
    <1%14%
  • Vitamin C8.6 mg · 0.25 mg
    10%<1%
  • Total fat2 g · 7 g
    3%9%
  • Magnesium90.2 mg · 65.8 mg
    21%16%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.3 g · 0.54 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Calcium67.2 mg · 114 mg5%·9%
  • Vitamin A3.8 µg · 2.5 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.94 mg · 0.73 mg6%·5%
  • Vitamin K9.6 µg · 8.6 µg8%·7%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), Canned chickpeas, drained (SR Legacy 173800). 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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