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Lentil soup vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lentil soup and mussels

  • Lentil soup has less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 995% more.
  • Lentil soup is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +311.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.1%
Contains more IronIron +528%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +790%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29766.7%

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +450.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +578.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +19900%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 24µg 995%
Manganese 0.12mg 6.8mg 290%
Selenium 0.3µg 89.6µg 162%
Iron 1.07mg 6.72mg 71%
Protein 3.74g 23.8g 40%
Phosphorus 74mg 285mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.42mg 29%
Zinc 0.3mg 2.67mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.3mg 19%
Cholesterol 3mg 56mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.95mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 3mg 15%
Folate 20µg 76µg 14%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 13.6mg 13%
Copper 0.07mg 0.149mg 9%
Vitamin A 7µg 91µg 9%
Magnesium 9mg 37mg 7%
Sodium 532mg 369mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 1.212g 7%
Calories 56kcal 172kcal 6%
Fats 1.12g 4.48g 5%
Potassium 144mg 268mg 4%
Calcium 17mg 33mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.85g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 1.014g 1%
Carbs 8.16g 7.39g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 7.39g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g 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
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more WaterWater +40.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +536.4%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more OtherOther +158.5%
~equal in Carbs ~7.39g

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
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +95%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +832.3%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/nutrients

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

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