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Lentil soup vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lentil soup and butter

  • Lentil soup has more iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, and manganese; however, butter has more vitamin A.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 250% more.
  • Lentil soup has 54 times more iron than butter. Lentil soup has 1.07mg of iron, while butter has 0.02mg.
  • Butter is lower in sodium.
  • Lentil soup has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Butter, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
Contains more IronIron +5250%
Contains more CopperCopper +337.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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%
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2900%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.45g 50.489g 227%
Fats 1.12g 81.11g 123%
Vitamin A 7µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 3mg 215mg 71%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 23.43g 57%
Calories 56kcal 717kcal 33%
Sodium 532mg 11mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 3.01g 19%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Iron 1.07mg 0.02mg 13%
Phosphorus 74mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.003mg 7%
Copper 0.07mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Protein 3.74g 0.85g 6%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.004mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.005mg 5%
Folate 20µg 3µg 4%
Potassium 144mg 24mg 4%
Carbs 8.16g 0.06g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.042mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.09mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.17µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.11mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13500%
Contains more WaterWater +378%
Contains more OtherOther +2975%
Contains more FatsFats +7142%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4405.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2215.4%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.