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Apple vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between apples and lentil

  • The amount of folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B6 in lentil is higher than in apples.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 45% more than apples.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Apples, raw, with skin and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Apple
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Lentil
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +620%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +216.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +244.9%
Contains more IronIron +2675%
Contains more CopperCopper +829.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1536.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1311.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Apple
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Lentil
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +894.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1064.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +945.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +5933.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +861.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apple Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 3µg 181µg 45%
Iron 0.12mg 3.33mg 40%
Copper 0.027mg 0.251mg 25%
Phosphorus 11mg 180mg 24%
Fiber 2.4g 7.9g 22%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.494mg 20%
Protein 0.26g 9.02g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.169mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.638mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.178mg 11%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.27mg 11%
Potassium 107mg 369mg 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Magnesium 5mg 36mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.091mg 1.06mg 6%
Choline 3.4mg 32.7mg 5%
Selenium 0µg 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.073mg 4%
Calories 52kcal 116kcal 3%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 1.5mg 3%
Carbs 13.81g 20.13g 2%
Calcium 6mg 19mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 0.175g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 11.41g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 10.39g 1.8g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 1.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
1
14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Lentil
4
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3369.2%
Contains more FatsFats +123.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.8%
Contains more OtherOther +315%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +814.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +243.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients
  2. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.