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Lentil soup vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil soup and garden cress

  • The amount of vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, potassium, vitamin B6, copper, and magnesium in garden cress is higher than in lentil soup.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin A needs 135% more than lentil soup.
  • Garden cress has 38 times less sodium than lentil soup. Lentil soup has 532mg of sodium, while garden cress has 14mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Cress, garden, raw.

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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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +322.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +376.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +320.8%
Contains more IronIron +21.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Phosphorus ~76mg

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3958.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4842.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +174.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 69mg 75%
Vitamin A 7µg 346µg 38%
Sodium 532mg 14mg 23%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.553mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.26mg 17%
Folate 20µg 80µg 15%
Potassium 144mg 606mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.247mg 12%
Copper 0.07mg 0.17mg 11%
Magnesium 9mg 38mg 7%
Calcium 17mg 81mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 1mg 3%
Iron 1.07mg 1.3mg 3%
Protein 3.74g 2.6g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.242mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.023g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.239g 1%
Calories 56kcal 32kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.08mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.23mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 8.16g 5.5g 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.7g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.228g 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Phosphorus 74mg 76mg 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.8%
Contains more FatsFats +60%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.3%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +117.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.4%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.