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Bell pepper vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bell peppers and lentil

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C, while lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily need for vitamin C, 88% more than lentil.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Lentil
Lentil
10
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 +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.9%
Contains more IronIron +879.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +280.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +876.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +304.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Lentil
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 CVitamin C +5260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +335.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +544.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1710%
Contains more CholineCholine +494.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 1.5mg 88%
Folate 10µg 181µg 43%
Iron 0.34mg 3.33mg 37%
Fiber 1.7g 7.9g 25%
Phosphorus 20mg 180mg 23%
Copper 0.066mg 0.251mg 21%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.494mg 16%
Protein 0.86g 9.02g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.638mg 11%
Zinc 0.13mg 1.27mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.169mg 9%
Magnesium 10mg 36mg 6%
Potassium 175mg 369mg 6%
Choline 5.5mg 32.7mg 5%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 1.7µg 5%
Selenium 0µg 2.8µg 5%
Calories 20kcal 116kcal 5%
Carbs 4.64g 20.13g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.178mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 1.06mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.073mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.175g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Calcium 10mg 19mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Lentil
Lentil
4
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 +34.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +948.8%
Contains more FatsFats +123.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.8%
Contains more OtherOther +88.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.053g

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.