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Lentil soup vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil soup and melon

  • Lentil soup has more phosphorus and iron; however, melon is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Lentil soup covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than melon.
  • Melon has 15 times less phosphorus than lentil soup. Lentil soup has 74mg of phosphorus, while melon has 5mg.
  • Melon contains less sodium.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of melon is 62, while the glycemic index of lentil soup is 44.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Melons, casaba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +214.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1380%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +134.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Melon DV% diff.
Sodium 532mg 9mg 23%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 21.8mg 22%
Phosphorus 74mg 5mg 10%
Iron 1.07mg 0.34mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.163mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.015mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Protein 3.74g 1.11g 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.035mg 4%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.025g 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.07mg 2%
Fats 1.12g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.232mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.002g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.084mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.031mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 28kcal 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Copper 0.07mg 0.06mg 1%
Potassium 144mg 182mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 11mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 8.16g 6.58g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.039g 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 5.68g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +236.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1020%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24%
Contains more OtherOther +241.7%
~equal in Water ~91.85g

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
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/nutrients

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

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