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Lentil soup vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lentil soup and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less iron and phosphorus.
  • Lentil soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% more.
  • Lentil soup has 4 times more iron than cucumber. Lentil soup has 1.07mg of iron, while cucumber has 0.28mg.
  • Cucumber is lower in sodium.
  • Lentil soup has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Cucumber, with peel, 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more IronIron +282.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Potassium ~147mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +456.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 532mg 2mg 23%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Iron 1.07mg 0.28mg 10%
Phosphorus 74mg 24mg 7%
Protein 3.74g 0.65g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Folate 20µg 7µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.098mg 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.041mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.037g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.259mg 2%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.079mg 2%
Calories 56kcal 15kcal 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Fats 1.12g 0.11g 2%
Carbs 8.16g 3.63g 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.032g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.005g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 2.8mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.033mg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 3.13g N/A
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Potassium 144mg 147mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 5µg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +475.4%
Contains more FatsFats +918.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +124.8%
Contains more OtherOther +223.7%
Contains more WaterWater +11.1%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.