Lentil soup vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lentil soup and turkey meat

Lentil soup has less vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 than turkey meat.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 56% more than lentil soup.
Lentil soup has 5 times more sodium than turkey meat. While lentil soup has 532mg of sodium, turkey meat has only 103mg.
The glycemic index of lentil soup is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Lentil soup

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+757.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+726.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+201.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+9833.3%

~equal in Iron ~1.09mg

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.

Lentil soup

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+524.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1656.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+577.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+584.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+750%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.545mg	9.573mg	56%
Selenium	0.3µg	29.8µg	54%
Protein	3.74g	28.55g	50%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.616mg	40%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	1.02µg	38%
Cholesterol	3mg	109mg	35%
Phosphorus	74mg	223mg	21%
Zinc	0.3mg	2.48mg	20%
Sodium	532mg	103mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.045mg	0.281mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.948mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.13g	2.119g	13%
Fats	1.12g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.45g	2.155g	8%
Calories	56kcal	189kcal	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.52g	2.647g	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.014mg	5%
Magnesium	9mg	30mg	5%
Folate	20µg	9µg	3%
Copper	0.07mg	0.093mg	3%
Potassium	144mg	239mg	3%
Carbs	8.16g	0.06g	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.045mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin A	7µg	12µg	1%
Net carbs	8.16g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	14mg	0%
Iron	1.07mg	1.09mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine		1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.796mg	0%
Leucine		1.925mg	0%
Lysine		2.282mg	0%
Methionine		0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.903mg	0%
Valine		0.902mg	0%
Histidine		0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A