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Banana vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bananas and lentil soup?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, and potassium, yet lentil soup is higher in iron and phosphorus.
  • Lentil soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% more.
  • Bananas have 5 times more vitamin C than lentil soup. While bananas have 8.7mg of vitamin C, lentil soup has only 1.7mg.
  • The amount of sodium in bananas is lower.

We used Bananas, raw and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve types in this article.

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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.
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +148.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more IronIron +311.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.4%

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.
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +411.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +307.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Lentil soup DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 532mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.09mg 21%
Iron 0.26mg 1.07mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 1.7mg 8%
Phosphorus 22mg 74mg 7%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.12mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 358mg 144mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 8.16g 5%
Protein 1.09g 3.74g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.14mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.07mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.045mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.45g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Calories 89kcal 56kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.52g 1%
Copper 0.078mg 0.07mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.545mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 1.12g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.3µg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Folate 20µg 20µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +179.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.1%
Contains more FatsFats +239.4%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
Contains more OtherOther +48.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1525%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.1%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients
  2. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/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.