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

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Significant differences between lentil soup and potato soup

  • Lentil soup has more iron; however, potato soup is richer in copper, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Potato soup covers your daily copper needs 14% more than lentil soup.
  • Potato soup has 10 times less folate than lentil soup. Lentil soup has 20µg of folate, while potato soup has 2µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Soup, cream of potato, 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 9.3% 5.1% 15% 13% 67% 4.1% 18% 79% 39% 10%
Contains more IronIron +214.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +533.3%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg

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 0.67% 6.3% 1.4% 0% 7% 6.7% 8.1% 42% 6.9% 5% 2.8% 1.5% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Potato soup DV% diff.
Copper 0.07mg 0.2mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.7mg 11%
Iron 1.07mg 0.34mg 9%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.3mg 8%
Phosphorus 74mg 41mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Folate 20µg 2µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.03mg 5%
Protein 3.74g 1.51g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.028mg 4%
Sodium 532mg 604mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.04µg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.9µg 3%
Choline 8.7mg 2%
Carbs 8.16g 12.79g 2%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.97g 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.029mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.33g 1%
Calories 56kcal 74kcal 1%
Fats 1.12g 1.88g 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 19µg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Potassium 144mg 165mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 13mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 11.49g N/A
Calcium 17mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 1.44g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.44g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.061mg 0%
Leucine 0.094mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.066mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
2% 13% 82% 2%
Protein: 1.51 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 12.79 g
Water: 82 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +147.7%
Contains more FatsFats +67.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.7%
Contains more OtherOther +48%
~equal in Water ~82g

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
56% 25% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.44 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +153.8%

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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. Potato soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171158/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.