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Bamboo shoots vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bamboo shoots and lentil?

  • Bamboo shoots are richer in vitamin E, yet lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B5, magnesium, copper, and choline.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 44% higher.
  • Bamboo shoots have 9 times more vitamin E than lentil. Bamboo shoots have 1mg of vitamin E, while lentil has 0.11mg.

We used Bamboo shoots, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Lentil
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 more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +566%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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.
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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Lentil
Lentil
6
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 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +809.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +296.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2485.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 7µg 181µg 44%
Iron 0.5mg 3.33mg 35%
Fiber 2.2g 7.9g 23%
Phosphorus 59mg 180mg 17%
Protein 2.6g 9.02g 13%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.494mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 0.638mg 10%
Magnesium 3mg 36mg 8%
Copper 0.19mg 0.251mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.11mg 6%
Choline 0mg 32.7mg 6%
Potassium 533mg 369mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.178mg 5%
Carbs 5.2g 20.13g 5%
Selenium 0.8µg 2.8µg 4%
Calories 27kcal 116kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.06mg 3%
Vitamin C 4mg 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.169mg 2%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.27mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 3g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.073mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Lentil
Lentil
3
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 +30.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +246.9%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.1%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Lentil
Lentil
3
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 -23.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +814.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.6%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.