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Green beans vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between green beans and lentil soup

  • Green beans have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese; however, lentil soup is richer in phosphorus and iron.
  • Lentil soup covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than green beans.
  • Lentil soup has 6 times less vitamin C than green beans. Green beans have 9.7mg of vitamin C, while lentil soup has 1.7mg.
  • Green beans contain less sodium.
  • Lentil soup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lentil soup is 44, while the glycemic index of green beans is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve.

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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.5%
Contains more IronIron +64.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Potassium ~144mg

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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 +470.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +65%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Lentil soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Sodium 1mg 532mg 23%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 1.7mg 9%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.12mg 7%
Phosphorus 29mg 74mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Iron 0.65mg 1.07mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.045mg 4%
Protein 1.89g 3.74g 4%
Folate 33µg 20µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 7µg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Calcium 44mg 17mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.45g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Copper 0.057mg 0.07mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.52g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.14mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 1.12g 1%
Calories 35kcal 56kcal 1%
Carbs 7.88g 8.16g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 8.16g N/A
Potassium 146mg 144mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.3mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.545mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 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 ProteinProtein +97.9%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more OtherOther +68.5%
~equal in Carbs ~8.16g
~equal in Water ~85.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 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 -85.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4627.3%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.