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Lentil vs. Bagel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and bagel different?

  • Lentil is richer in folate, fiber, copper, and iron, while bagel is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Bagel covers your daily need for selenium, 47% more than lentil.
  • Lentil contains 2 times more folate than bagel. Lentil contains 181µg of folate, while bagel contains 76µg.
  • Lentil is lower in sodium.
  • Bagel has a higher glycemic index (69) than lentil (29).

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Bagels, wheat 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.
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Bagel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 15% 104% 58% 30% 61% 57% 187% 157%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.6%
Contains more IronIron +20.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +189.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +925%
~equal in Calcium ~20mg

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
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Bagel
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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% 6.4% 0% 101% 48% 63% 23% 34% 0% 3.8% 57% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +233.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Bagel DV% diff.
Selenium 2.8µg 28.7µg 47%
Manganese 0.494mg 1.43mg 41%
Folate 181µg 76µg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.403mg 20%
Sodium 2mg 439mg 19%
Fiber 7.9g 4.1g 15%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 3.37mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.209mg 10%
Carbs 20.13g 48.89g 10%
Copper 0.251mg 0.175mg 8%
Calories 116kcal 250kcal 7%
Iron 3.33mg 2.76mg 7%
Potassium 369mg 165mg 6%
Phosphorus 180mg 142mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.375mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.936g 5%
Magnesium 36mg 51mg 4%
Choline 32.7mg 9.8mg 4%
Fats 0.38g 1.53g 2%
Zinc 1.27mg 1.1mg 2%
Protein 9.02g 10.2g 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.147mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.29g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.32mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 44.79g N/A
Calcium 19mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 1.8g 6.12g N/A
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Bagel
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10% 49% 38% 2%
Protein: 10.2 g
Fats: 1.53 g
Carbs: 48.89 g
Water: 37.55 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +85.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.1%
Contains more FatsFats +302.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.9%
Contains more OtherOther +120.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Bagel
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24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.936 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +353.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +434.9%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients
  2. Bagel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167533/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.