Comparison

Lentils, cooked vs Black Beans, cooked: Fiber Comparison

Lentils, cooked carries more fiber per serving — 15.6g versus 15.0g for Black Beans, cooked. Here's the full breakdown.

Lentils, cooked

15.6g per 1 cup (198g)
Soluble4.3g
Insoluble11.3g
Calories230
Protein17.9g

Black Beans, cooked

15.0g per 1 cup (172g)
Soluble5.1g
Insoluble9.9g
Calories227
Protein15.2g

The verdict

Lentils, cooked and Black Beans, cooked are close on fiber, within 0.6g of each other per serving. At that gap, other factors — calories, protein, how each fits a given meal — matter more for choosing between them than fiber content alone.

Lentils, cooked: 15.6g/serving Black Beans, cooked: 15.0g/serving Difference: 0.6g