Raw lentils vs Chickpea flour

In short

Gram for gram, there are 10% more calories in chickpea flour than in raw lentils (387 vs 352 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: thiamin, pantothenic acid (3.5×), folate, iron and 5 more. More in chickpea flour: magnesium (3.5×), copper, selenium, manganese and total fat (6.3×). 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

Chickpea flour387 cal

22.4 g protein · 57.8 g carbs (10.8 g sugars) · 6.7 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 g 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%62.5%125%
  • Thiamin (B1)73% vs 41%

    0.87 mg vs 0.49 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)43% vs 12%

    2.1 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Magnesium11% vs 40%

    47 mg vs 166 mg

  • Copper84% vs 101%

    0.75 mg vs 0.91 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 15%

    0.1 µg vs 8.3 µg

  • Folate120% vs 109%

    479 µg vs 437 µg

  • Iron36% vs 27%

    6.5 mg vs 4.9 mg

  • Manganese61% vs 70%

    1.4 mg vs 1.6 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)16% vs 8%

    0.21 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Total fat1% vs 9%

    1.1 g vs 6.7 g

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 11%

    2.6 mg vs 1.8 mg

  • Vitamin C5% vs 0%

    4.5 mg vs 0 mg

  • Protein49% vs 45%

    24.6 g vs 22.4 g

  • Zinc30% vs 26%

    3.3 mg vs 2.8 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.15 g · 0.69 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates63.4 g · 57.8 g23%·21%
  • Fiber10.7 g · 10.8 g38%·39%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 64 mg<1%·3%
  • Potassium677 mg · 846 mg14%·18%
  • Calcium35 mg · 45 mg3%·3%
  • Phosphorus281 mg · 318 mg22%·25%
  • Vitamin A2 µg · 2 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.49 mg · 0.83 mg3%·6%
  • Vitamin K5 µg · 9.1 µg4%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.54 mg · 0.49 mg32%·29%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), Chickpea flour (SR Legacy 174288). 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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