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Black turtle bean vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between black turtle bean and lentil?

  • Lentil has less copper, iron, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, fiber, magnesium, manganese, and calcium than black turtle bean.
  • Black turtle bean's daily need coverage for copper is 83% higher.
  • Black turtle bean has 8 times more calcium than lentil. Black turtle bean has 160mg of calcium, while lentil has 19mg.

We used Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, 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 114% 48% 132% 326% 333% 60% 189% 1.2% 130% 17%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +344.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +742.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +306.5%
Contains more IronIron +161.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +298.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%

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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 225% 45% 37% 54% 66% 0% 14% 333% 0%
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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 EVitamin E +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +432.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +229.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black turtle bean Lentil DV% diff.
Copper 1mg 0.251mg 83%
Iron 8.7mg 3.33mg 67%
Folate 444µg 181µg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.9mg 0.169mg 61%
Phosphorus 440mg 180mg 37%
Potassium 1500mg 369mg 33%
Magnesium 160mg 36mg 30%
Fiber 15.5g 7.9g 30%
Protein 21.25g 9.02g 24%
Manganese 1mg 0.494mg 22%
Carbs 63.25g 20.13g 14%
Calcium 160mg 19mg 14%
Calories 339kcal 116kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.193mg 0.073mg 9%
Zinc 2.2mg 1.27mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.178mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.955mg 1.06mg 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.899mg 0.638mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 1.7µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Selenium 3.2µg 2.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.387g 0.175g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.232g 0.053g 1%
Net carbs 47.75g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 2.12g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.078g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.894mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 1.697mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.459mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.32mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 1.112mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.592mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 63% 11% 4%
Protein: 21.25 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 63.25 g
Water: 11 g
Other: 3.6 g
Lentil
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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 ProteinProtein +135.6%
Contains more FatsFats +136.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.2%
Contains more OtherOther +333.7%
Contains more WaterWater +533.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.078 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.387 g
Lentil
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +121.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.2%

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. Black turtle bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175186/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.

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