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Beef noodle soup vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef noodle soup and lentil different?

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5 than beef noodle soup.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for lentil is 43% higher.
  • Beef noodle soup contains 163 times more sodium than lentil. While beef noodle soup contains 325mg of sodium, lentil contains only 2mg.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than beef noodle soup (42).

Soup, beef noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 2.4% 3.5% 17% 20% 17% 8.1% 42% 14% 16%
Lentil
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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 +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +822.5%
Contains more IronIron +656.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +318.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +847.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +353.2%
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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 0.67% 1.7% 10% 0% 7% 5.5% 8% 4.8% 3.5% 10% 2% 6% 3.8%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +503.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +149.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +697.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1086.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +112.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2162.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +367.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef noodle soup Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 8µg 181µg 43%
Iron 0.44mg 3.33mg 36%
Fiber 0.3g 7.9g 30%
Phosphorus 19mg 180mg 23%
Copper 0.06mg 0.251mg 21%
Manganese 0.109mg 0.494mg 17%
Protein 1.93g 9.02g 14%
Sodium 325mg 2mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.178mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.169mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.638mg 11%
Potassium 40mg 369mg 10%
Magnesium 3mg 36mg 8%
Zinc 0.62mg 1.27mg 6%
Carbs 3.58g 20.13g 6%
Choline 7mg 32.7mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.425mg 1.06mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.073mg 4%
Calories 34kcal 116kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.455g 0.053g 2%
Calcium 8mg 19mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1.5mg 1%
Fats 1.23g 0.38g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.495g 0.064g 1%
Net carbs 3.28g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.03g 1.8g N/A
Selenium 3µg 2.8µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.195g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 3.58 g
Water: 92.16 g
Other: 1.1 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 FatsFats +223.7%
Contains more WaterWater +32.3%
Contains more OtherOther +32.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +462.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 43% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.195 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 +673.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%

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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. Beef noodle soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172906/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.