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Lentil soup vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil soup and milk different?

  • Lentil soup is higher in iron, copper, and manganese; however, milk is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for lentil soup is 21% higher.
  • Lentil soup contains 40 times more manganese than milk. While lentil soup contains 0.12mg of manganese, milk contains only 0.003mg.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • Milk has a lower glycemic index (31) than lentil soup (44).

Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D are the varieties 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%
Milk
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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% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more IronIron +3466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +635.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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%
Milk
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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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +486%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +728.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +291.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Milk DV% diff.
Sodium 532mg 44mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.47µg 15%
Iron 1.07mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.185mg 11%
Calcium 17mg 125mg 11%
Copper 0.07mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 7µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.003mg 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 3.3µg 5%
Folate 20µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.361mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.02mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Phosphorus 74mg 95mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.633g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.277g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.035g 1%
Calories 56kcal 42kcal 1%
Protein 3.74g 3.37g 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.42mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 5mg 1%
Carbs 8.16g 4.99g 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.97g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 4.99g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 144mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.5%
Contains more OtherOther +64%
~equal in Protein ~3.37g
~equal in Water ~89.92g

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
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +271.4%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.