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Lentil soup vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil soup and shrimp different?

  • Lentil soup is richer in iron, while shrimp is higher in copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 62% more than lentil soup.
  • Lentil soup contains 5 times more sodium than shrimp. Lentil soup contains 532mg of sodium, while shrimp contains 111mg.

Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more IronIron +109.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +311.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +441.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +446.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Shrimp DV% diff.
Cholesterol 3mg 189mg 62%
Protein 3.74g 23.98g 40%
Copper 0.07mg 0.379mg 34%
Phosphorus 74mg 237mg 23%
Sodium 532mg 111mg 18%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.64mg 12%
Iron 1.07mg 0.51mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Magnesium 9mg 39mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 6%
Calcium 17mg 70mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 5%
Folate 20µg 5%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.033mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 3%
Potassium 144mg 259mg 3%
Carbs 8.16g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.056g 2%
Calories 56kcal 99kcal 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Fats 1.12g 0.28g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.048g 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 0.2g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.079g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g 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
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24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3980%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +541.2%
~equal in Other ~1.21g

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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31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +983.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.6%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/nutrients

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

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