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Lentil soup vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lentil soup and salsa

  • Lentil soup is higher in phosphorus, yet salsa is higher in iron and vitamin A.
  • Salsa covers your daily iron needs 15% more than lentil soup.
  • Lentil soup contains 2 times more phosphorus than salsa. While lentil soup contains 74mg of phosphorus, salsa contains only 30mg.
  • The amount of sodium in salsa is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +109.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Salsa DV% diff.
Iron 1.07mg 2.24mg 15%
Phosphorus 74mg 30mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Manganese 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.149mg 5%
Sodium 532mg 430mg 4%
Protein 3.74g 1.5g 4%
Potassium 144mg 270mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.096mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 1.08mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.05mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 16mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.029g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 28µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.016g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 36kcal 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 12mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.2g 1%
Carbs 8.16g 7g 0%
Net carbs 8.16g 5.6g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Folate 20µg 19µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.107g 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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +149.3%
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.6%
Contains more OtherOther +30.1%
~equal in Water ~89.7g

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.6%

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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

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.