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Lentil soup vs. Onion soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lentil soup and onion soup

  • Lentil soup has more phosphorus and iron; however, onion soup has more selenium.
  • Lentil soup has 5 times more magnesium than onion soup. Lentil soup has 9mg of magnesium, while onion soup has 2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Soup, onion, canned, condensed.

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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 1.4% 6.6% 4.9% 21% 33% 14% 3.9% 67% 26% 19%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.1%
Contains more IronIron +94.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +722.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1066.7%
~equal in Sodium ~516mg

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15%
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 3.3% 1% 4.4% 0% 6.8% 4.6% 9.2% 0% 9.2% 0% 1% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Onion soup DV% diff.
Phosphorus 74mg 9mg 9%
Iron 1.07mg 0.55mg 7%
Selenium 0.3µg 3.5µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Potassium 144mg 56mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.1mg 3%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.53g 3%
Magnesium 9mg 2mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.02mg 2%
Folate 20µg 12µg 2%
Calories 56kcal 46kcal 1%
Protein 3.74g 3.06g 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 1mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 22mg 1%
Sodium 532mg 516mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Choline 4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.21g 1%
Fats 1.12g 1.42g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 5.98g N/A
Carbs 8.16g 6.68g 0%
Sugar 2.72g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.49mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.61g 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
3% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.06 g
Fats: 1.42 g
Carbs: 6.68 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 2.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.2%
Contains more FatsFats +26.8%
Contains more OtherOther +102.4%
~equal in Water ~86.35g

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
16% 45% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.21 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.53 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +307.7%

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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. Onion soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171551/nutrients

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

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