Raw lentils vs Chickpeas, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of raw lentils or 26 g of chickpeas, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: thiamin and copper. More in chickpeas, raw: manganese (2.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw lentils100 cal

28.4 g · 7 g protein · 18 g carbs (0.58 g sugars) · 0.3 g fat

Chickpeas, raw100 cal

26.5 g · 5.4 g protein · 16.7 g carbs (2.8 g sugars) · 1.6 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 calories 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%
  • Manganese0.4 mg · 1.1 mg
    17%48%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.25 mg · 0.13 mg
    21%11%
  • Copper0.21 mg · 0.17 mg
    24%19%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein7 g · 5.4 g14%·11%
  • Total fat0.3 g · 1.6 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.044 g · 0.16 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates18 g · 16.7 g7%·6%
  • Fiber3 g · 3.2 g11%·12%
  • Sodiumlimit1.7 mg · 6.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium192 mg · 190 mg4%·4%
  • Calcium9.9 mg · 15.1 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.8 mg · 1.1 mg10%·6%
  • Magnesium13.4 mg · 20.9 mg3%·5%
  • Phosphorus79.8 mg · 66.7 mg6%·5%
  • Zinc0.93 mg · 0.73 mg8%·7%
  • Selenium0.028 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin A0.57 µg · 0.79 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C1.3 mg · 1.1 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.14 mg · 0.22 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K1.4 µg · 2.4 µg1%·2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.06 mg · 0.056 mg5%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.74 mg · 0.41 mg5%·3%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.61 mg · 0.42 mg12%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.14 mg9%·8%
  • Folate136 µg · 147 µg34%·37%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline27.4 mg · 26.3 mg5%·5%

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), Chickpeas, raw (SR Legacy 173756). 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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