Black Beans vs Red Lentils: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Black beans

At first glance, you can see that in black beans is just a little less calories than in red lentils.

Black beans has 341 kcal per 100g and red lentils 358 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.

In black beans and in red lentil most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare black beans with red lentils in details.

Fact 2: Black beans And Red lentils Nutrition Difference

• Calories: red lentils - 5% more than black beans
• Carbohydrates: red lentils - 1% more than black beans
• Fat: red lentils - 53% more than black beans
• Dietary fiber: black beans - 44% more than red lentils
• Protein: red lentils - 11% more than black beans
• Water: black beans - 41% more than red lentils

Less protein in black beans

It is aslo easy to see see that in black beans is less protein than in red lentils.

There is 23.91g per 100g of red lentils and 21.6g per 100g of black beans so using simple math we can see that difference is about 11%.

Less carbohydrates in black beans

In black beans is less carbohydrates than in red lentils.

There is 63.1g/100g of carbohydrates in red lentils and 62.36g/100g in black beans so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 1%.

Less fat in black beans

In black beans is less fats than in red lentils.

The tables above show us that there is 2.17g/100g of fats in red lentils and 1.42g/100g in black beans. In this case difference is about 53%.

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