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Lemon vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemons and lentil

  • Lemons are richer in vitamin C, while lentil is higher in folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Lemons cover your daily vitamin C needs 57% more than lentil.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
Lemon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
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 +36.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.4%
Contains more IronIron +455%
Contains more CopperCopper +578.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2016.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1025%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1546.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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.
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
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 +3433.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +322.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +960%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +235.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1545.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +541.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 1.5mg 57%
Folate 11µg 181µg 43%
Iron 0.6mg 3.33mg 34%
Copper 0.037mg 0.251mg 24%
Phosphorus 16mg 180mg 23%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.494mg 20%
Fiber 2.8g 7.9g 20%
Protein 1.1g 9.02g 16%
Zinc 0.06mg 1.27mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.169mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.638mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.178mg 8%
Potassium 138mg 369mg 7%
Magnesium 8mg 36mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1.06mg 6%
Choline 5.1mg 32.7mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.073mg 4%
Selenium 0.4µg 2.8µg 4%
Calories 29kcal 116kcal 4%
Carbs 9.32g 20.13g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.175g 1%
Calcium 26mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.064g 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
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 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 WaterWater +27.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +720%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116%
Contains more OtherOther +176.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +481.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96.6%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.