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Lentil soup vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil soup and asparagus different?

  • Asparagus is higher than lentil soup in iron, copper, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Lentil soup covers your daily need for sodium, 23% more than asparagus.
  • Asparagus is lower in sodium.
  • Lentil soup has a higher glycemic index (44) than asparagus (32).

Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Asparagus, raw 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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.3%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +170%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +666.7%

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +229.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.091mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Asparagus DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 35%
Sodium 532mg 2mg 23%
Iron 1.07mg 2.14mg 13%
Copper 0.07mg 0.189mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Folate 20µg 52µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.141mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.143mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 2.3µg 4%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 5.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.274mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Protein 3.74g 2.2g 3%
Phosphorus 74mg 52mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 38µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.978mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.04g 2%
Calories 56kcal 20kcal 2%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.158mg 2%
Potassium 144mg 202mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.54mg 2%
Fats 1.12g 0.12g 2%
Carbs 8.16g 3.88g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.05g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0g 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 14mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 24mg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 1.78g N/A
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.091mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more FatsFats +833.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.3%
Contains more OtherOther +112.1%
~equal in Water ~93.22g

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
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%

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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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients

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

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