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Lentil soup vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lentil soup and biscuits

  • Lentil soup has less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, manganese, and folate than biscuits.
  • Biscuits cover your daily need for selenium, 35% more than lentil soup.
  • Lentil soup has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1282.4%
Contains more IronIron +171%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +215%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6400%
~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +408.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +588.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +441.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +205%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Biscuit DV% diff.
Selenium 0.3µg 19.5µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 4.163g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.356mg 24%
Iron 1.07mg 2.9mg 23%
Fats 1.12g 16.3g 23%
Calcium 17mg 235mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.31mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.45g 4.324g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 6.93g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 2.949mg 15%
Calories 56kcal 353kcal 15%
Phosphorus 74mg 164mg 13%
Carbs 8.16g 44.6g 12%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.378mg 11%
Folate 20µg 61µg 10%
Protein 3.74g 7g 7%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.285mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.08µg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.54mg 2%
Sodium 532mg 580mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.2mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Potassium 144mg 121mg 1%
Copper 0.07mg 0.082mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 43.1g N/A
Cholesterol 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 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
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +196.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1355.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446.6%
Contains more OtherOther +160.2%

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
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1232.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3102.3%

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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