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Lentil soup vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil soup and chocolate cake different?

  • Chocolate cake is higher than lentil soup in selenium, copper, vitamin B2, manganese, iron, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 25% more than lentil soup.
  • Lentil soup contains 2 times more sodium than chocolate cake. Lentil soup contains 532mg of sodium, while chocolate cake contains 315mg.

Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types were used in this article.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +255.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +252.9%
Contains more IronIron +50.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +195.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3866.7%
~equal in Potassium ~140mg

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% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +101.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +35%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 0.45g 5.43g 23%
Fats 1.12g 15.1g 22%
Selenium 0.3µg 11.9µg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 2.761g 18%
Cholesterol 3mg 58mg 18%
Calories 56kcal 371kcal 16%
Copper 0.07mg 0.207mg 15%
Carbs 8.16g 53.4g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 6.039g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.213mg 13%
Sodium 532mg 315mg 9%
Iron 1.07mg 1.61mg 7%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.28mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.141mg 6%
Phosphorus 74mg 106mg 5%
Magnesium 9mg 32mg 5%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 1.137mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.041mg 4%
Calcium 17mg 60mg 4%
Protein 3.74g 5.3g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.304mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.2mg 2%
Folate 20µg 27µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.16µg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 51.8g N/A
Potassium 144mg 140mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +251.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1248.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +554.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.3%

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
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1061.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2023.8%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.