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Lentil soup vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil soup and green beans

  • Lentil soup has more phosphorus and iron; however, green beans are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Lentil soup covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than green beans.
  • Green beans have 3 times less phosphorus than lentil soup. Lentil soup has 74mg of phosphorus, while green beans have 29mg.
  • Green beans contain less sodium.
  • Lentil soup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lentil soup is 44, while the glycemic index of green beans is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, 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 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +64.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.5%
~equal in Potassium ~146mg

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +470.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +65%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Sodium 532mg 1mg 23%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 9.7mg 9%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.285mg 7%
Phosphorus 74mg 29mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Iron 1.07mg 0.65mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.097mg 4%
Protein 3.74g 1.89g 4%
Folate 20µg 33µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.056mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 32µg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Calcium 17mg 44mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.064g 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Copper 0.07mg 0.057mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.011g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.074mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.28g 1%
Calories 56kcal 35kcal 1%
Carbs 8.16g 7.88g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 4.68g N/A
Potassium 144mg 146mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.25mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.074mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.614mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.145g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.9%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more OtherOther +68.5%
~equal in Carbs ~7.88g
~equal in Water ~89.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4627.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.5%

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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. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/nutrients
  2. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.