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Lentil soup vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lentil soup and dates

  • Dates are richer than lentil soup in copper, potassium, vitamin B5, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for lentil soup is 23% higher.
  • Dates contain less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Dates, deglet noor.

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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%
Dates
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +355.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +118.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
~equal in Iron ~1.02mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.29mg

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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +325%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +320.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Sodium 532mg 2mg 23%
Carbs 8.16g 75.03g 22%
Potassium 144mg 656mg 15%
Copper 0.07mg 0.206mg 15%
Calories 56kcal 282kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.589mg 9%
Magnesium 9mg 43mg 8%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.262mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.165mg 6%
Selenium 0.3µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 1.274mg 5%
Protein 3.74g 2.45g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.052mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.032g 2%
Calcium 17mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Phosphorus 74mg 62mg 2%
Iron 1.07mg 1.02mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.019g 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.4mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.036g 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.39g 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.29mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Folate 20µg 19µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 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
Dates
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.7%
Contains more FatsFats +187.2%
Contains more WaterWater +317.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +819.5%
Contains more OtherOther +30.1%

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
Dates
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37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1344.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +584.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

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

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