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Lentil soup vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lentil soup and Mexican tea

  • Lentil soup contains less manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, copper, iron, and zinc than Mexican tea.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 129% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 12 times less sodium than lentil soup. Lentil soup contains 532mg of sodium, while Mexican tea contains 43mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Epazote, 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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1244.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1517.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +339.6%
Contains more IronIron +75.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2481.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +673.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.12mg 3.098mg 129%
Folate 20µg 215µg 49%
Magnesium 9mg 121mg 27%
Calcium 17mg 275mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.348mg 23%
Sodium 532mg 43mg 21%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Potassium 144mg 633mg 14%
Copper 0.07mg 0.19mg 13%
Iron 1.07mg 1.88mg 10%
Protein 3.74g 0.33g 7%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.028mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.45g 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3.6mg 2%
Phosphorus 74mg 86mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.179mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 32kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.639mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.52g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 1%
Carbs 8.16g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1033.3%
Contains more FatsFats +115.4%
Contains more OtherOther +103.3%
~equal in Carbs ~7.44g
~equal in Water ~89.21g

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.