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Butterscotch vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butterscotch and lentil

  • Lentil is richer than butterscotch in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 45% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has 196 times more sodium than lentil. Butterscotch has 391mg of sodium, while lentil has 2mg.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index (60) than lentil (29).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, butterscotch 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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
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 +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12200%
Contains more IronIron +33200%
Contains more CopperCopper +25000%
Contains more ZincZinc +1311.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Lentil
Lentil
10
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1308.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15850%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3987.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 0µg 181µg 45%
Iron 0.01mg 3.33mg 42%
Fiber 0g 7.9g 32%
Copper 0.001mg 0.251mg 28%
Phosphorus 1mg 180mg 26%
Carbs 90.4g 20.13g 23%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.494mg 21%
Protein 0.03g 9.02g 18%
Sodium 391mg 2mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.178mg 14%
Calories 391kcal 116kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.638mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.169mg 13%
Potassium 3mg 369mg 11%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.27mg 11%
Magnesium 0mg 36mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.065g 0.053g 9%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 1.06mg 7%
Choline 0.8mg 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.073mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.8µg 4%
Fats 3.3g 0.38g 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 4mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 0.064g 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 90.4g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 80.46g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.11mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Lentil
Lentil
2
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 +768.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +349.1%
Contains more OtherOther +22.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29966.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1226.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Lentil
Lentil
2
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 +1220.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.4%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.