Lentil vs Black Beans: Make Healthy Choices

Less Calories in Lentil

At first glance, you can see that in lentil is much less calories than in black beans.

Lentil has 116 kcal per 100g and black beans 341 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 194%.

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

See tables below to compare lentil with black beans in details.

Lentil And Black beans Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  black beans - 194% more than lentil
• Carbohydrates:
  black beans - 210% more than lentil
• Fat:
  black beans - 274% more than lentil
• Dietary fiber:
  black beans - 96% more than lentil
• Protein:
  black beans - 139% more than lentil
• Water:
  lentil - 532% more than black beans

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Less protein in lentil

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

There is 21.6g per 100g of black beans and 9.02g per 100g of lentil so using simple math we can see that difference is about 139%.

Less carbohydrates in lentil

In lentil is less carbohydrates than in black beans.

There is 62.36g/100g of carbohydrates in black beans and 20.13g/100g in lentil so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 210%.

Less fat in lentil

In lentil is less fats than in black beans.

The tables above show us that there is 1.42g/100g of fats in black beans and 0.38g/100g in lentil. In this case difference is about 274%.