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Chicken sandwich vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken sandwich and lentil

  • Chicken sandwich has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin E; however, lentil is richer in folate, fiber, copper, and iron.
  • Chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 42% more.
  • Chicken sandwich contains 377 times more sodium than lentil. Chicken sandwich contains 753mg of sodium, while lentil contains 2mg.
  • Chicken sandwich has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken sandwich is 74, while the glycemic index of lentil is 29.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles 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 17% 17% 22% 66% 22% 17% 79% 98% 29% 109%
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 CalciumCalcium +205.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +610.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.6%
Contains more IronIron +88.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +274.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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 2.7% 1% 48% 1.5% 58% 69% 145% 72% 88% 16% 21% 35% 19%
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 +2090.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +628.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +115.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +87.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +285.1%
~equal in Choline ~32.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken sandwich Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 7.72mg 1.06mg 42%
Folate 47µg 181µg 34%
Sodium 753mg 2mg 33%
Selenium 19.9µg 2.8µg 31%
Fiber 1.4g 7.9g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.177g 0.175g 20%
Copper 0.067mg 0.251mg 20%
Iron 1.77mg 3.33mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.073mg 17%
Fats 11.19g 0.38g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.383mg 0.178mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.41mg 0.11mg 15%
Protein 16.28g 9.02g 15%
Cholesterol 35mg 0mg 12%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.494mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.481g 0.064g 11%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.638mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.123g 0.053g 9%
Calories 250kcal 116kcal 7%
Starch 16.5g 7%
Zinc 0.61mg 1.27mg 6%
Vitamin K 8.5µg 1.7µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.13µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.23mg 0.169mg 5%
Potassium 245mg 369mg 4%
Calcium 58mg 19mg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1.5mg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 0IU 1%
Phosphorus 185mg 180mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Carbs 20.89g 20.13g 0%
Net carbs 19.49g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.03g 0g N/A
Choline 35.3mg 32.7mg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.197g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.884g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 11% 21% 49% 3%
Protein: 16.28 g
Fats: 11.19 g
Carbs: 20.89 g
Water: 48.94 g
Other: 2.7 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 ProteinProtein +80.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2844.7%
Contains more OtherOther +225.3%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%
~equal in Carbs ~20.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 46% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.481 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.177 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 +6901.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1715.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Chicken sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170295/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.

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