French fries vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french fries and lentil different?

French fries are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin E, while lentil is higher in folate, iron, fiber, copper, and manganese.
Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 38% more than french fries.
French fries contain 105 times more sodium than lentil. French fries contain 210mg of sodium, while lentil contains 2mg.
French fries have a higher glycemic index (70) than lentil (29).

Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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.

French fries

Lentil

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+56.9%

Contains more IronIron	+311.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+154%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+211.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

~equal in Calcium ~19mg

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.

French fries

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+213.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+183.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+558.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+503.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.169mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.638mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	30µg	181µg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.398g	0.175g	35%
Iron	0.81mg	3.33mg	32%
Fats	14.73g	0.38g	22%
Fiber	3.8g	7.9g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.178mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.969g	0.064g	15%
Copper	0.124mg	0.251mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.004mg	1.06mg	12%
Manganese	0.247mg	0.494mg	11%
Protein	3.43g	9.02g	11%
Vitamin E	1.67mg	0.11mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.336g	0.053g	10%
Calories	312kcal	116kcal	10%
Sodium	210mg	2mg	9%
Vitamin K	11.2µg	1.7µg	8%
Phosphorus	125mg	180mg	8%
Carbs	41.44g	20.13g	7%
Zinc	0.5mg	1.27mg	7%
Potassium	579mg	369mg	6%
Vitamin C	4.7mg	1.5mg	4%
Selenium	0.9µg	2.8µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.073mg	3%
Choline	36.8mg	32.7mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.638mg	1%
Net carbs	37.64g	12.23g	N/A
Magnesium	35mg	36mg	0%
Calcium	18mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	0.3g	1.8g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.169mg	0%
Trans fat	0.06g	0g	N/A
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 - ALA	0.407g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.029g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.898g		N/A