Comparison
Lentils, cooked vs Pinto Beans, cooked: Fiber Comparison
Lentils, cooked carries more fiber per serving — 15.6g versus 15.4g for Pinto Beans, cooked. Here's the full breakdown.
Lentils, cooked
15.6g
per 1 cup (198g)
Soluble4.3g
Insoluble11.3g
Calories230
Protein17.9g
Pinto Beans, cooked
15.4g
per 1 cup (171g)
Soluble5.0g
Insoluble10.4g
Calories245
Protein15.4g
The verdict
Lentils, cooked and Pinto Beans, cooked are close on fiber, within 0.2g 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
Pinto Beans, cooked: 15.4g/serving
Difference: 0.2g