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Lentil soup vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lentil soup and wheat

  • Lentil soup has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 162% more than lentil soup.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Wheat, durum.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +199.3%
Contains more IronIron +229%
Contains more CopperCopper +690%
Contains more ZincZinc +1286.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +586.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2410%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29700%

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% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +498.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +567.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +365.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +115%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.3µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.12mg 3.012mg 126%
Phosphorus 74mg 508mg 62%
Copper 0.07mg 0.553mg 54%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 6.738mg 39%
Zinc 0.3mg 4.16mg 35%
Magnesium 9mg 144mg 32%
Iron 1.07mg 3.52mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.419mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.419mg 25%
Sodium 532mg 2mg 23%
Carbs 8.16g 71.13g 21%
Protein 3.74g 13.68g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.935mg 16%
Calories 56kcal 339kcal 14%
Potassium 144mg 431mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.978g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.121mg 6%
Folate 20µg 43µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Calcium 17mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0mg 2%
Fats 1.12g 2.47g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 71.13g N/A
Saturated fat 0.45g 0.454g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 0.344g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +683.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +265.8%
Contains more FatsFats +120.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +771.7%
Contains more OtherOther +44.7%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +652.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.454g

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

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

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