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Fruitcake vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fruitcake and lentil

  • Lentil is richer than fruitcake in folate, copper, phosphorus, fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 40% more than fruitcake.
  • Fruitcake has a higher glycemic index (53) than lentil (29).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
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 +73.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.2%
Contains more IronIron +60.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +402%
Contains more ZincZinc +370.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +246.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
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 +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +238%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +805%
Contains more CholineCholine +267.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 20µg 181µg 40%
Copper 0.05mg 0.251mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.175g 21%
Phosphorus 52mg 180mg 18%
Fiber 3.7g 7.9g 17%
Iron 2.07mg 3.33mg 16%
Carbs 61.6g 20.13g 14%
Fats 9.1g 0.38g 13%
Protein 2.9g 9.02g 12%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.494mg 12%
Calories 324kcal 116kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.064g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.178mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.169mg 10%
Zinc 0.27mg 1.27mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.638mg 8%
Potassium 153mg 369mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.053g 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.11mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 36mg 5%
Sodium 101mg 2mg 4%
Choline 8.9mg 32.7mg 4%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 1.06mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.073mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 19mg 1%
Selenium 2µg 2.8µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1.5mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.254mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 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 FatsFats +2294.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206%
Contains more OtherOther +32.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +211%
Contains more WaterWater +175.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 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 +6462.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1798.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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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