Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt vs Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

Which Is Healthier?

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt wins in 16 of 24 nutrient categories. Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt has 16 fewer calories per 100g, while Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt provides 0.2g more protein.

Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt's biggest advantage is in Magnesium (34.0 mg more).

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt's biggest advantage is in Phosphorus (40.0 mg more).

Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

132 cal | 8.9g protein

Wins 8/24 categories

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

116 cal | 9.0g protein

Wins 16/24 categories

Full Nutrition Comparison

Nutrient	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Winner	Values
Macronutrients		Macronutrients
Calories	132.0 kcal	116.0 kcal	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 132.0 kcal Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 116.0 kcal Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Protein	8.9 g	9.0 g	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 8.9 g Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 9.0 g Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Total Fat	0.54 g	0.38 g	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.54 g Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.38 g Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Saturated Fat	0.14 g	0.05 g	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.14 g Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.05 g Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0.00 mg	Tie	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mg Winner: Tie
Sodium	1.0 mg	2.0 mg	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.0 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 2.0 mg Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Total Carbohydrate	23.7 g	20.1 g	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 23.7 g Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 20.1 g Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Dietary Fiber	8.7 g	7.9 g	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 8.7 g Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 7.9 g Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Added Sugars	0.00 g	0.00 g	Tie	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 g Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 g Winner: Tie
Vitamins		Vitamins
Vitamin A	0.00 mcg	0.00 mcg	Tie	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mcg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mcg Winner: Tie
Vitamin C	0.00 mg	1.5 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.5 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Vitamin D	0.00 mcg	0.00 mcg	Tie	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mcg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mcg Winner: Tie
Vitamin E	0.87 mg	0.11 mg	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.87 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.11 mg Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Vitamin K	3.3 mcg	1.7 mcg	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 3.3 mcg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.7 mcg Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Thiamin	0.24 mg	0.17 mg	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.24 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.17 mg Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Riboflavin	0.06 mg	0.07 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.06 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.07 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Niacin	0.51 mg	1.1 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.51 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.1 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Vitamin B6	0.07 mg	0.18 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.07 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.18 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Folate	149.0 mcg	181.0 mcg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 149.0 mcg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 181.0 mcg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Vitamin B12	0.00 mcg	0.00 mcg	Tie	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mcg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.00 mcg Winner: Tie
Minerals		Minerals
Calcium	27.0 mg	19.0 mg	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 27.0 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 19.0 mg Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Iron	2.1 mg	3.3 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 2.1 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 3.3 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Potassium	355.0 mg	369.0 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 355.0 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 369.0 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Magnesium	70.0 mg	36.0 mg	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 70.0 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 36.0 mg Winner: Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Phosphorus	140.0 mg	180.0 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 140.0 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 180.0 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Zinc	1.1 mg	1.3 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.1 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.3 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Copper	0.21 mg	0.25 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.21 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.25 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Manganese	0.44 mg	0.49 mg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.44 mg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 0.49 mg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Selenium	1.2 mcg	2.8 mcg	Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 1.2 mcg Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt: 2.8 mcg Winner: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

All values per 100g. Source: USDA FoodData Central.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt or Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt healthier?

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt comes out ahead in 16 of 24 nutrient categories. Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt has fewer calories (16 difference per 100g) and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt has more protein (0.2g more per 100g).

Which has more protein, Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt or Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt?

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt has more protein with 9.0g per 100g compared to 8.9g.