Wheat Bread vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wheat Bread and lentil

Wheat Bread has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and carbs; however, lentil is higher in folate and fiber.
Wheat Bread covers your daily selenium needs 56% more than lentil.
Lentil contains 301 times less sodium than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread contains 601mg of sodium, while lentil contains 2mg.
The glycemic index of wheat Bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, wheat, toasted and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat Bread

Lentil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+768.4%
Contains more IronIron	+22.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+178.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1092.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat Bread

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+159.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+423.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+489.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+235.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+110.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	33.4µg	2.8µg	56%
Manganese	1.377mg	0.494mg	38%
Vitamin B3	6.25mg	1.06mg	32%
Sodium	601mg	2mg	26%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.073mg	24%
Folate	86µg	181µg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.439mg	0.169mg	23%
Calcium	165mg	19mg	15%
Fiber	4.7g	7.9g	13%
Carbs	55.77g	20.13g	12%
Calories	313kcal	116kcal	10%
Iron	4.09mg	3.33mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.72g	0.175g	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.161g		10%
Protein	12.96g	9.02g	8%
Fats	4.27g	0.38g	6%
Copper	0.198mg	0.251mg	6%
Magnesium	59mg	36mg	5%
Potassium	223mg	369mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.456mg	0.638mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.989g	0.053g	4%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	1.7µg	3%
Zinc	1.47mg	1.27mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.153mg	0.178mg	2%
Choline	22.1mg	32.7mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.019g	0.064g	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.5mg	1%
Phosphorus	188mg	180mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.11mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	242kcal	129kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	51.07g	12.23g	N/A
Sugar	6.42g	1.8g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.299mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.461mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.315mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.31mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.15mg	0.254mg	0%