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Gratin vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gratin and lentil

  • Gratin has more calcium and vitamin C, while lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 43% more than gratin.
  • Gratin contains 217 times more sodium than lentil. While gratin contains 433mg of sodium, lentil contains only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
Gratin
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
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 +526.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more IronIron +420.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +206.8%
~equal in Potassium ~369mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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.
Gratin
3
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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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 CVitamin C +560%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1545.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.178mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 11µg 181µg 43%
Iron 0.64mg 3.33mg 34%
Fiber 1.8g 7.9g 24%
Saturated fat 4.733g 0.053g 21%
Sodium 433mg 2mg 19%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.494mg 14%
Fats 7.59g 0.38g 11%
Phosphorus 113mg 180mg 10%
Calcium 119mg 19mg 10%
Copper 0.16mg 0.251mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.169mg 9%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 1.5mg 9%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Protein 5.06g 9.02g 8%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.638mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.064g 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.27mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 36mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.073mg 3%
Carbs 11.27g 20.13g 3%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Potassium 396mg 369mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 0.175g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 132kcal 116kcal 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Selenium 2.7µg 2.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 1.06mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.178mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
3
5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
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 +1897.4%
Contains more OtherOther +150.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.6%
~equal in Water ~69.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Lentil
1
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 +3257.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.